It's a 'safer climate' for women in Hollywood now: Ethan

London: Actor Ethan Hawke believes it is now safer for women to work in Hollywood.

The 47-year-old actor believes it is a good time to be a young female actor in the film industry as the world is more ''receptive'' to their voice.

"It definitely feels a safer climate than it did 10 years ago for women. It's a really good time to be 19 and female, with a lot on your mind. The world is receptive to your voice in a way it wasn't when I was a kid," he said referencing his 19-year-old daughter Maya,

The First Reformed star says he has realised how much of a ''boy's club'' the movie industry actually is.

''Because, for years, it became more apparent to me what a boy's club the movie industry is. It's not that I didn't like it. We all like it when society works to our advantage.