Examples of inequity in a Sentence
the inequities in wages paid to men and women
the inequity of the punishment led many people to believe that the defendant was being punished for his political beliefs
Recent Examples on the Web
At the National University of La Plata in neighboring Argentina, Dr. Almada received a doctorate in education in 1974 and wrote a thesis arguing that Paraguay’s education system supported the elite’s dominance and reinforced economic inequities.
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Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
Generous family and work policies likely lessen midlife loneliness through reducing financial pressures and work-family conflict, as well as addressing health and gender inequities.
—Frank J. Infurna, The Conversation, 5 Apr. 2024
Advertisement The plan calls for accelerating efforts to address historical inequities in water management and to deliver solutions for more than 950,000 Californians who rely on systems that have failed to provide clean drinking water.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Ditto the way her playfulness doesn’t dilute the anger that simmer right beneath the surface of this pointed look at social inequity.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2024
The 2020 assessment recommended that state officials develop a plan to address a range of problems, including geographic inequities.
—Callie Ferguson Ashley L. Conti, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
This worsens the existing inequity between those who can afford private insurance and those who can’t.
—Amanda Masse and Nadi Nina Kaonga, STAT, 26 Mar. 2024
Beyoncé’s country foray is a clarion call, urging us to take part actively in the broader movement towards dismantling systemic inequities, not just listen.
—Kimberly Bryant, Essence, 29 Mar. 2024
Some neighborhoods within the same city have inequities as large as those between the lowest and highest-opportunity neighborhoods in the entire country, researchers said.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
Generous family and work policies likely lessen midlife loneliness through reducing financial pressures and work-family conflict, as well as addressing health and gender inequities.
—Frank J. Infurna, The Conversation, 5 Apr. 2024
Advertisement The plan calls for accelerating efforts to address historical inequities in water management and to deliver solutions for more than 950,000 Californians who rely on systems that have failed to provide clean drinking water.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Ditto the way her playfulness doesn’t dilute the anger that simmer right beneath the surface of this pointed look at social inequity.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2024
The 2020 assessment recommended that state officials develop a plan to address a range of problems, including geographic inequities.
—Callie Ferguson Ashley L. Conti, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
This worsens the existing inequity between those who can afford private insurance and those who can’t.
—Amanda Masse and Nadi Nina Kaonga, STAT, 26 Mar. 2024
Beyoncé’s country foray is a clarion call, urging us to take part actively in the broader movement towards dismantling systemic inequities, not just listen.
—Kimberly Bryant, Essence, 29 Mar. 2024
Some neighborhoods within the same city have inequities as large as those between the lowest and highest-opportunity neighborhoods in the entire country, researchers said.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Inequity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inequity. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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inequity
noun
in·eq·ui·ty
(ˈ)in-ˈek-wət-ē 
plural inequities
2
: an instance of injustice or unfairness
Legal Definition
inequity
noun
in·eq·ui·ty
in-ˈe-kwə-tē
plural inequities
: injustice
also
: an instance of injustice
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