Inequitable
adjective
Not equal or fair.
The division of labor among the group members was inequitable.
Often appears as...
- inequitable distribution
- inequitable system
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Disapproving
adjective
Not right or reasonable.
The judge ruled that the laws were inequitable.
Often appears as...
- inequitable laws
- inequitable practices
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Academic
adjective
Not equal or fair.
The division of labor among the group members was inequitable.
Often appears as...
- inequitable distribution
- inequitable system
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Not right or reasonable.
The judge ruled that the laws were inequitable.
Often appears as...
- inequitable laws
- inequitable practices
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
Inequitable often carries a sense of unfairness that can evoke strong feelings.
The inequitable treatment of workers made them feel undervalued.
Pro Tip 2/3Social Context
Used to highlight issues of social justice, like unequal pay or access to resources.
Protesters argued that the tax system was inequitable to the poor.
Pro Tip 3/3Comparative Nature
Often used to compare situations, showing how one is less fair than another.
It seems inequitable that some students have more educational resources than others.
Compare with
balancebiasdiscriminatoryequalfairjustpartialprejudice
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Caring for maternal...
need for women of color distance is not the only barrier in New York City a black woman is 12 times as likely to die as a Caucasian one the inequitable distribution of resources and neighborhoods made up primarily of
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Al Gore: How to make...
Check. Can science and technology give us nearly miraculous solutions in record time? Check. Will we deploy those solutions in time? That is the question. We have inequitable vaccine distribution in the world,
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Caring for maternal...
need for women of color distance is not the only barrier in New York City a black woman is 12 times as likely to die as a Caucasian one the inequitable distribution of resources and neighborhoods made up primarily of
Video examples
Al Gore: How to make...
Check. Can science and technology give us nearly miraculous solutions in record time? Check. Will we deploy those solutions in time? That is the question. We have inequitable vaccine distribution in the world,
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Al Jourgensen
Cuban Musician
Obama might as well be president of Turkey or Brazil; it does not matter. It's the system that is absolutely flawed, where 25 or 35 or 50 people make multi, multi-billions on building Olympic structures while people live in Barbados and have no roads or clean drinking water. There's something pretty inequitable there.
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Robin DiAngelo
American Educator
For a lot of white people, just suggesting that being white has meaning will trigger a deep, defensive response. And that defensiveness serves to maintain both our comfort and our positions in a racially inequitable society from which we benefit.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
The world at large is less inequitable today than at any time in history. Number of people in abject poverty, as a percentage, is at all-time low.
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Ralph Northam
American Politician
The death penalty system is fundamentally flawed - it is inequitable, ineffective, and it has no place in this Commonwealth or this country.
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Gretchen Whitmer
American Politician
There is a racial element: It's undeniable. We've had inequitable funding of schools for decades in the state of Michigan.
Quote examples
Al Jourgensen
Cuban Musician
Obama might as well be president of Turkey or Brazil; it does not matter. It's the system that is absolutely flawed, where 25 or 35 or 50 people make multi, multi-billions on building Olympic structures while people live in Barbados and have no roads or clean drinking water. There's something pretty inequitable there.
Quote examples
Robin DiAngelo
American Educator
For a lot of white people, just suggesting that being white has meaning will trigger a deep, defensive response. And that defensiveness serves to maintain both our comfort and our positions in a racially inequitable society from which we benefit.
Quote examples
Bill Gates
American Businessman
The world at large is less inequitable today than at any time in history. Number of people in abject poverty, as a percentage, is at all-time low.
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Ralph Northam
American Politician
The death penalty system is fundamentally flawed - it is inequitable, ineffective, and it has no place in this Commonwealth or this country.
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Gretchen Whitmer
American Politician
There is a racial element: It's undeniable. We've had inequitable funding of schools for decades in the state of Michigan.
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