inequity

[US]/ɪn'ekwɪtɪ/
[UK]/ɪn'ɛkwəti/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. unfairness, injustice

Phrases & Collocations

systemic inequity

economic inequity

racial inequity

gender inequity

social inequity

health inequity

Example Sentences

discerned some inequities in the criminal justice system.

addressing inequity in the workplace

income inequity is a growing concern

inequity in access to education

gender inequity in the tech industry

racial inequity in the criminal justice system

economic inequity leads to social unrest

addressing healthcare inequity in underserved communities

inequity in distribution of resources

inequity in opportunities for career advancement

education inequity perpetuates social inequality

Real-world Examples

There are many reasons that can explain this inequity.

Source: BBC Listening March 2018 Compilation

It's increased the health inequities between the rich and the poor.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

Under this party's leadership policies that enforced gender inequity were widespread.

Source: Vox opinion

You know more about the world's inequities than the classes that came before.

Source: CET-4 Morning Reading English

But the pandemic has also inspired remote adaptations - ones that could help address these inequities.

Source: New York Times

The inequity is really a stark and continued.

Source: VOA Standard English (Video Version) - 2022 Collection

They said it worsened racial inequities and reduced attendance in the district of largely Black and Hispanic students.

Source: VOA Slow English - America

Technologies inequity, she said, has been a sore spot of the pandemic.

Source: VOA Standard English_ Technology

That kind if inequity would end when majors are priced more correctly.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) June 2016 Collection

Young people want to work on the top problems, like inequity, like climate.

Source: Rishi Sunak Speech Collection

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