American actor Megan Fox spoke about her experience as a working mother in Hollywood. She said that working as a pregnant lady was quite "unforgiving," adding that "they don't want you on camera" due to the bodily changes.
"Once you have the baby, it's like, Well, you're going to have to leave to nurse every two hours, and that costs us money, and now we're dealing with insurance,'" Megan recalled. It becomes this big thing," she added. "Hollywood is not adapted to women and us actually having lives and being moms," she said. The actor had appeared on the Kelly Clarkson Show for the interview.
Hollywood actor Megan Fox said that the pressures of returning to work and looking a certain way can be quite intense for a new mom. She added that it can be quite hard for a mother to deal with taking care of herself, her baby, and also returning to work soon after her delivery.
The actor then went on to talk about how a mother tends to feel guilty about not doing enough for her baby as soon as she goes back to work.
Hollywood actor Megan Fox says that more women should be in positions of power
When she was asked about how the industry can adapt to working mothers, she said that more women should be put in positions of power. Hollywood actor Megan Fox was positive about things changing if more women are in such positions.
"It's been a patriarchy for so long that the power's been in the hands of people who don't understand and haven't been made to understand," she said.
Earlier, the actor had spoken about what it's like to be a mother to three young boys. She had joked that her house is like a "UFC Fight Night" every day.