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/^t/As we can see, it is not easy to be a woman. However, it seems to be even more difficult to be a black person. Inequality stemming from the skin colour was commonplace in the past, but it has continued up to this day, although in the less explicit form. For example, the coloured are very often viewed as worse, less reliable and dishonest people. Therefore, they are twice as likely to be unemployed than the white, and four times as likely to be stopped by the police. Moreover, it is much more difficult for their children to get good education than for their white peers, and, even when they graduate from the best schools, it is difficult for them to get a good job. The wrong colour of the skin unables them to occupy the most prestigious professions, which are taken by the white. Consequently, black doctors, lawyers or politicians are in a minority. Also, the living conditions of the black are much worse. What is more, studies show that the coloured people must work much harder for respect, and sometimes, even when they are honest, hardworking and intelligent, they are treated with suspicion and derision, and their efforts are belittled. Shortly speaking, the darker colour of the skin puts people into the class of 'less equal'.