Halle Berry says she is still waiting for California Gov. Gavin Newsom to personally reach out after she publicly criticized his decision to veto the Menopause Care Equity Act — a silence she now says is both troubling and revealing.

Berry first condemned Newsom’s veto in December during an appearance at The New York Times’ DealBook conference, where she accused the governor of failing women at a critical moment. Newsom later brushed off the backlash in remarks to TMZ, claiming the issue had been addressed in his upcoming budget and suggesting Berry “didn’t know that.”

But in an interview published Tuesday with The Cut, Berry said she has yet to hear from Newsom directly.

“It’s disturbing when people say they’re going to do things and then they don’t,” Berry said. “But he heard what I said. If he is going to run to be our next president, he can’t sleep on women. Wake up, Gavin.”

The Oscar-winning actor, who is nearing 60, said her advocacy for menopause care has become central to what she calls her “second act.”

“Fighting for women’s health feels like a formidable cause,” Berry said. “Women are as confused as I am on this midlife journey and I felt like I had to do something.”

The Menopause Care Equity Act, which passed California’s legislature before being vetoed last year, would have expanded insurance coverage and education for menopause-related treatment — an area Berry says remains widely misunderstood and underfunded. Newsom argued in a veto message that the bill was “too far-reaching” and could unintentionally increase health care costs.

Berry has strongly disputed that claim, writing in a Time magazine column last fall that the veto represented “a failure of Gov. Newsom’s commitment to women.” She has repeatedly argued that the legislation would not meaningfully raise insurance premiums and that fears about cost were exaggerated.

At the time, a spokesperson for Newsom said the governor admired Berry’s advocacy and shared her goal of expanding access to menopause care, but maintained that the bill, as written, risked raising costs for working families.

Now, Berry says the lack of follow-through speaks louder than any statement.

As Newsom continues to be floated as a potential future presidential contender, Berry’s message has sharpened: women’s health, she says, cannot remain a political afterthought — especially from leaders who promise change and then go quiet.