American Actress, Gabrielle Union, 42, Shares on Still Trying for A Baby & More

The American actress who tied the knot with star basketball player, Dwyane Wade, last year, shared on the strains of being a career woman trying for a baby at 42 and more in RedBook Magazine‘s new issue.

Read excerpts:

On the pressures of trying for a baby at 42

“So far, it has not happened for us. 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.”

On the reality of juggling motherhood with work for most mothers

“The reality is that women are discriminated against in the workplace for being mothers. 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.'”

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On being married to a younger man

“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.”