Young Female and Black Author:Heidi Safia Mirza Charting the experiences of several young black women as they leave school and enter the working world, Heidi Safia Mirza asks why black women consistently fail to secure the economic ststus oand occupational prestige they deserve. Safia Mirza also reveals the processes of inequality that persist in this society, and argues for a more structural... more » understanding of inequality. Drawing upon research from Britain, America, and the Caribbean, Young, Female and Black re-examines the meanings of ``educational underachievement,'' the black family, and black womanhood in Britain, providing original and scholarly insight into an area too often plagued by misinformation.« less