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Young black women bear all the hallmarks of a fundamentally unequal society. They do well at school, contribute to society, are good efficient workers yet, as a group they consistently fail to secure the economic status and occupational prestige they deserve. This book presents a serious challenge to the widely held myth that young black women consistently underachieve both at school and in the labour market. In a comparative study of research...

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A collection of classic texts and new black feminist scholarship that traces the crucial developments and debates of the last twenty years. It is the first volume entirely dedicated to the writings of black women in a British context.

Young black women bear all the hallmarks of a fundamentally unequal society. They do well at school, contribute to society, are good efficient workers yet, as a group they consistently fail to secure the economic status and occupational prestige they deserve. This book presents a serious challenge to the widely held myth that young black women consistently underachieve both at school and in the labour market. In a comparative study of research...

In the government, media, and public mind the relationship between race and education is overwhelmingly negative. In Britain, and other countries, when the talk is of black and minority ethnics in schools most think of underachievement, rising exclusions and low aspirations. However, research evidence shows that people of color, particularly women, have a positive and enduring relationship with education.

Reveals the emotional and social consequences of gendered difference and racial division as experienced by black and ethnicised women teachers and students in schools and universities. This book demonstrates the power of a black feminist framework in illuminating the interconnections between race and gender and processes of educational inequality.