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
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Cultural biases, accessibility and systemic inequities in healthcare could turn a promising innovation into yet another mechanism that widens gaps rather than bridging them.
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Bernadette Boden Albala, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
At first, this was a welcome development, a long overdue correction to the racial and gender inequities in artistic endeavors.
—John McDermott, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025
Despite decades of efforts to address healthcare inequities in the United States through programs and policies targeting social determinants of health, disparities persist across racial, gender, socioeconomic, and geographic lines.
—Harvard Business Review, 3 July 2025
Although gender harassment, salary inequity, and gender bias all limit women’s career opportunities in medicine, work-family conflict during the early years of a physician’s career may have an even greater impact.
—Dr. Melody Glenn, Time, 2 July 2025
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Bernadette Boden Albala, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
At first, this was a welcome development, a long overdue correction to the racial and gender inequities in artistic endeavors.
—John McDermott, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025
Despite decades of efforts to address healthcare inequities in the United States through programs and policies targeting social determinants of health, disparities persist across racial, gender, socioeconomic, and geographic lines.
—Harvard Business Review, 3 July 2025
Although gender harassment, salary inequity, and gender bias all limit women’s career opportunities in medicine, work-family conflict during the early years of a physician’s career may have an even greater impact.
—Dr. Melody Glenn, Time, 2 July 2025
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“Inequity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inequity. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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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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