Famous Hollywood actress, Gabrielle Union has opened
up on her fertility issues and how her career has played a big role in
holding her back from having children.
While most women have issues not being able to bare
kids, the working class actress tells Redbook magazine that being too
busy makes “you forget about your personal life”.
“So far, it has not happened for us,” she says about having kids with husband, Dwayne Wade. “A
lot of my friends deal with this. There’s a certain amount of shame
that is placed on women who have perhaps chosen a career over starting a
family younger. The penance for being a career woman is barrenness. You
feel like you’re wearing a scarlet letter.”
While the 42-year-old is an extremely successful
working actress, she says there have been some major consequences for
putting her career first but on the flip side, she says that working
women with children likewise face their own set of issues … especially
when it comes to the workforce.
“The reality is that women are discriminated
against in the workplace for being mothers,” she explains. “As much as
there are strides being made – you get pregnant, your career takes a
hit. You can’t have a bad day. Don’t you dare cry at work. Don’t raise
your voice. Especially if you’re a black woman in corporate America –
now you’re ‘the angry black woman.'”
Nevertheless, the ‘Bring It On’ alum seems happily married to her NBA superstar beau even though they are almost 10 years apart.
“I realized his friends, his teammates, were
conceived when I was, like, a senior in high school. I was in high
school at the same time as their parents! Sometimes he’ll be like, ‘Oh,
my God, he’s so old!’ about someone who’s 35. But, Dwyane’s an old 33,
and I’m a young 42, so it balances out,” she hilariously confesses.
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