social equity
Justice for all
Social equity is the principle that resources, opportunities, and treatment should be distributed fairly across all members of society, with particular attention to historically disadvantaged groups.
Unlike strict equality, which gives everyone the same thing, equity adjusts for differing circumstances: The city's social equity plan directed more funding to underserved neighborhoods.
The term appears frequently in policy discussions about housing, healthcare, education, and environmental justice.
- labor rightsEmployees' legal workplace entitlements
- poverty alleviationReducing extreme economic need
- equalitySame status for all
- level playing fieldEqual competitive conditions
- equal footingSame status or position
economic mobility · breaking barriers · wealth redistribution · digital access · universal healthcare · disability accommodations · affordable housing · human rights · food desert · environmental racism · early childhood education · fairness · living wage · literacy programs · closing the gap · restorative justice · marginalized communities · marginalized
- Environmental Justiceenvironmental racism, environmental rights, environmental policy, climate justice, disparate impact
- welfarewelfare, welfare reform, welfare system, SNAP benefits, public assistance
- community valuescommon good, solidarity, diversity, mutual respect, trust
- civil rightsequal protection, equal rights, Civil Rights Act, right to life, Voting Rights Act
- Cannabis Policylegalization, decriminalization, medical marijuana, recreational use, dispensary
- ecotourismecotourism, ecotour, ecotours, nature reserve, Galapagos Islands
social equityinequality
Unequal distribution of resources
disparity · injustice · unfairness · economic inequality · unequal distribution
social equitysystemic discrimination
Prejudice embedded in institutions
institutionalized racism · apartheid · Jim Crow · segregation · marginalization
social equitynepotism
Preferring kin in hiring
glass ceiling · barrier to entry · health disparities · digital divide