inequity
Lack of fairness
Inequity is unfairness or injustice, particularly in how resources, opportunities, or treatment are distributed: The report highlighted inequities in the healthcare system.
The word often appears in discussions of systemic disparities—racial inequity, economic inequity.
Not to be confused with iniquity, which means wickedness or sin.
Unjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- ageismPrejudice targeting older people
classism · ableism · homophobia · xenophobia · bigotry · misogyny · stereotyping · partiality
Unfilled space between
- gulfPartially enclosed sea
- divideSeparate into parts
- imbalanceLack of proportion
- asymmetryAbsence of balanced form
disproportion · unevenness · discrepancy · stratification · polarization · chasm · segregation · divergence
Relating to building framework
- institutionalOf formal establishments
- entrenchedFirmly established, resistant to change
- embeddedSet firmly within something
- pervasivePresent throughout, inescapable
endemic · cyclical · generational · historical · persistent · normalized · codified · bureaucratic
Selfish use of others
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- victimizationBeing made to suffer
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- disenfranchisementRemoval of voting rights
exclusion · deprivation · disadvantage · injustice · grievance · suffering · vulnerability · powerlessness
Favorable position or circumstance
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
- accessRight to enter
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
exclusivity · inheritance · nepotism · elitism · aristocracy · oligarchy · prestige · affluence
Disparity in earnings
- wealth gapEconomic inequality measure
- health disparitiesUnequal outcomes between populations
- housing discriminationUnequal treatment in property access
- food desertsRegions without grocery access
digital divide · healthcare access · opportunity gap · resource allocation · environmental racism · economic mobility · social mobility · employment discrimination
discrimination
Unjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- sexismGender-based prejudice
ageism · classism · ableism · homophobia · xenophobia · bigotry · misogyny · stereotyping · partiality · favoritism
gap
Unfilled space between
asymmetry · disproportion · unevenness · discrepancy · stratification · polarization · chasm · segregation · divergence · gradient
structural
Relating to building framework
- institutionalOf formal establishments
- entrenchedFirmly established, resistant to change
- embeddedSet firmly within something
pervasive · endemic · cyclical · generational · historical · persistent · normalized · codified · bureaucratic · organizational
exploitation
Selfish use of others
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- victimizationBeing made to suffer
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
disenfranchisement · exclusion · deprivation · disadvantage · injustice · grievance · suffering · vulnerability · powerlessness · voicelessness
advantage
Favorable position or circumstance
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
- accessRight to enter
- powerEnergy transfer rate
wealth · exclusivity · inheritance · nepotism · elitism · aristocracy · oligarchy · prestige · affluence · birthright
wage gap
Disparity in earnings
- wealth gapEconomic inequality measure
- health disparitiesUnequal outcomes between populations
- housing discriminationUnequal treatment in property access
food deserts · digital divide · healthcare access · opportunity gap · resource allocation · environmental racism · economic mobility · social mobility · employment discrimination · maternal mortality
- imbalanceimbalance, disequilibrium, disproportion, asymmetry, lopsidedness
- grievancesinjustice, unfairness, unfair treatment, mistreatment, wrong
- favoritismfavoritism, nepotism, cronyism, partiality, preferential treatment
- inequalitiesdisparities, wealth gap, income gap, wage gap, pay gap
- scarcityscarcity, scarce, shortage, scant, scanty
- discriminationracism, systemic discrimination, Jim Crow laws, sexism, racial harassment
inequityequity
Impartial treatment or ownership value
fairness · justice · equitableness · impartiality · fair treatment
inequityequality
Same status for all
balance · parity · evenness · equilibrium · proportionality