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inequity Definition

in·equi·ty (in ekwit ē)

noun

  1. lack of justice; unfairness
  2. pl. -·ties an instance of this

Etymology: in- + equity

inequity Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • provision: Hence there can be no justification for inequity of service provision.
  • access: CD focused on inequity of access to library resources in NHS Glasgow.

Converse of object

  • redress: Making faith central to the analysis also has several implications for any progressive prescriptive agenda to redress the inequities.
  • perpetuate: Partnerships could, for example, perpetuate the current inequities in amounts various local authorities provide to fund advice services.
  • perceive: We propose measures to address the perceived inequity arising from one-to-one meetings with companies.
  • reduce: Patricia Hewitt once said every health authority should have a duty to reduce inequity in health.
  • address: Local work underway in 1999 / 2000 began to address these inequities.
  • create: But the transfer of community care to LAs is likely to create new inequities, both in central funding mechanisms and in patient charges.

Preposition: in

  • distribution: There is also inequity in the distribution of school nurses across the city.
  • access: Even now, known inequities in access to care persist.
  • funding: There are undoubtedly inequities in the central funding of LEAs.
  • provision: Recent Expansion of Nephrology and Dialysis Services The historical basis of inequities in provision of renal services is discussed in Section 2.2.

Adjective modifier

  • horizontal: We also find evidence of horizontal inequity with respect to ethnicity and employment.
  • global: I believe, as a Labor Government we must use our power to create the global institutions that are needed to address global inequities.
  • social: Positive feedback: Marx set out to explain how the internal dynamic of capitalism created ever increasing social inequity.
  • existing: The main argument of the opponents of choice is that it is socially divisive and exacerbates existing inequities.
  • economic: Economic inequities have clear spatial manifestations in many major European cities.
  • current: It addresses the current inequity where the better off can switch from poor providers.

Noun used with modifier

  • gender: However, the largest area of gender inequity is at the board level.
  • pay: Consider whether the people making decisions on progression need any training to avoid pay inequity.