Racism is a system of domination and subordination based on false biological notions that human beings can be fixed into racially distinct groups. It is identified as a "natural" process, and is seen to be a logical consequence of the differentiation of human beings into "races"2. Given that there is no sound evidence from the natural and biological sciences to justify the assumption that the human species can be divided up into separate 'races', both 'race', and racism come to

Although we seem to sway towards the prevalence of racism in today's society over sexism, it does not mean that sexism is non existent, infact feminists are still raising issues that are disadvantaging females, we have care issues, family obligations and a duty to be 'all women' , but what is far greater than this pressure to be wonder women15, is race, if our wonder women for instance is Asian, she has racism to contend with as well. Over the past 10 years we have seen the progression of women now doing better than men in education16, so in theory a black women is more likely to get a good job than a black male through her qualifications. But is she as likely to get a managerial position as her white male counterpart? This is where our argument starts to fragment, it is not as clear cut as one may think. Its not just about race, or gender, it is a combination of the two, if we overcome sexism, which under the sex discrimination acts we have to, racism is what we are left with, and have been for decades. What is so frightening about another skin tone?, in order to disadvantage a whole community? Racism is widespread, institutional racism is what is holding back ethnic minorities and keeping them a 'minority' in our work force, we are not talking about our manual workers, its more the professional occupations that are exclusive to white people. It is quite normal to see a female barrister or lawyer, yet a black male barrister is harder to come by. So the question really is why is society still so excluding and racist? Individual racism has mutated itself into institutional racism, the racist ideas of a minority have governed the workforce and set the standards, racial discrimination acts and equal opportunities policies are being ignored or are just employing token ethnic minorities.

Just as 'woman' and 'feminism' are not concepts which have unchanging meanings, so the term 'race' has specific origins and a specific course depending on its geographical and historical meanings. 'Race' does not have a biological validity, for all human beings are members of the same race, Homo Sapiens. However, it is clear that 'race' does have a social power, for it is on the basis of assumed racial differences that human beings are categorised as Black or white in Britain. The development of 'race' as a bogus scientific category is a consequence of imperialism and colonisation; for it is this 'scientificism' which informed, and still informs, prevailing ideologies of biological superiority and inferiority among human beings on the basis of race5. People are not merely categorised; racism, the consequence of race, means that there are power inequalities embedded within this historically specific system of domination. In other words, human beings are located within relationships of subordination and domination that are together framed b

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