inequity
lack of equity; unfairness; favoritism or bias.
an unfair circumstance or proceeding.
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Origin of inequity
1Words that may be confused with inequity
- inequity , iniquity
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How to use inequity in a sentence
They said the state cannot afford not to address the inequities that currently exist.
Lawmakers launch override of Hogan vetoes of schools overhaul, digital ad tax | Ovetta Wiggins, Erin Cox | February 8, 2021 | Washington PostWhether a survivor or a family member or friend of someone affected by cancer, we all know these numbers put a mirror up to the inequities in our system.
Celebrate first lady’s visit to Whitman-Walker, then act | Ted Miller | February 4, 2021 | Washington BladeIt serves to validate male-privilege by asserting that existing inequities reflect nature.
As the global crisis continues to lay bare the deep inequities in our society, it’s clear that we need new ways of thinking to address these systemic issues.
VC investment in proptech can yield profits and change lives | Walter Thompson | January 27, 2021 | TechCrunchThe current covid-19 pandemic has shined the spotlight on longstanding health inequities for people of color.
Envisioning better health outcomes for all | Jason Sparapani | January 26, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
Already Warren has been leading the charge against economic inequity.
What Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff Can Teach Hillary Clinton | Heather Arnet | October 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNor does the suggestion that her justified complaints about pay inequity played no part in her ouster hold much printer's ink.
The Hypocrisy Behind The New York Times’s Abrupt Decapitation of Jill Abramson | Robert Shrum | May 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat seems at first to be novel about gender inequity gradually reveals itself to be a parable about social class.
This was the face of inequity in Israeli-controlled areas of the West Bank.
Seeing It For Myself: Injustice In The South Hebron Hills | Rachel Cohen | July 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut, also—for women like us—call out inequity when you see it!
Behind ‘The Good Girls Revolt’: The ‘Newsweek’ Lawsuit That Paved the Way for Women Writers | Jessica Bennett, Jesse Ellison | September 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTMellie Garson sat on an overturned pickle keg sourly contemplating the inequity of fate.
The Duck-footed Hound | James Arthur KjelgaardThe law guilty of that very inequity which it was its mission to punish!
The Law | Frdric BastiatHowever it goes with the rest of the world, America has reached the stage of unfolding whereof inequity at a price wont work.
Criminal Types | V. M. MastenNo such monstrosity of legal inequity will, it may be said, be produced.
A Leap in the Dark | A.V. Dicey
British Dictionary definitions for inequity
/ (ɪnˈɛkwɪtɪ) /
lack of equity; injustice; unfairness
an unjust or unfair act, sentence, etc
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