ABSTRACT
Why is it that in twenty-first-century multicultural Britain black and minority ethnic women2 are still not part of the race equality picture? Even though there is an awareness of multiple discrimination, there is still a pervasive assumption in everyday policy and practice that racial inequality and social exclusion are gender-neutral experiences. Evidence shows us that ethnicised women suffer disproportionately in terms of gender rights and their marginal position in the workforce means they are economically disadvantaged, with poorer health and educational opportunities (Fawcett 2005: Mirza 2003). Yet these women are largely invisible in both the race and the gender equality discourses that inform our legislative and policy plans.
