Master confusing words with ease
Inequality vs. Inequity
Inequality
/ˌɪnɪˈkwɒləti/Examples:
Inequalities exist, but they're mild or controlled.Colbert yielded, overcome by the inequality of the struggle.Scalability can create vast inequalities, extremities, and winner-takes-all situations.
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Inequity
/ɪnˈekwəti/Examples:
Economic inequity fuels social unrest worldwide.Inequity in access to healthcare must be addressed.The report highlights the inequity in educational resources.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Think of inequity as related to fairness—in implies something is being unfairly blocked or hindered.
- Inequality often refers to measurable differences, quality sounds like quantity.
- Inequity often involves moral judgment or fairness, whereas inequality might just refer to statistical differences.
- Inequality is commonly associated with numbers and statistics in society, like income levels.
- Remember equity is fairness, so inequity is unfairness or injustice.
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