Actress Katherine Waterston feels that Hollywood is changing in terms of gender parity and women empowerment. But the "Fantastic Beasts" star says that it is a long, painful and slow process.

"Women for so long have been mistreated or undervalued. It perpetuates the abuse. The more the world and young boys see that women are represented equally to men, that they are making the same amount of money...they will be like 'I should respect them equally'," Waterston told IANS here when asked about the ongoing #MeToo movement and discussions around gender equality in Hollywood.