The words equality and equity often get used interchangeably, but they have quite different meanings. Equality is an objective term — it means just what it implies and there is little room for debate.

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. DEI is the most common acronym in the diversity space. D for diversity, E for equity — not equality — and I for inclusion. Why the ...

Civil rights protests and the disparities revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic propelled a movement toward racial equity in 2020. Major corporations began to acknowledge that traditional diversity goals ...

Health equity and health equality both aim to improve outcomes and increase access to services, especially for underserved populations and marginalized groups. Equity and equality in healthcare are ...

E quity has become a familiar term on American college campuses in recent years, as well as a flash point in the nation’s culture wars. Centers for teaching and learning embrace it, as do institutes ...

“Equity” and “equality.” Are they the same? How do they differ? Equity by definition is the quality of being fair and impartial. Equality is the state of being equal, especially in status, rights and ...

In every video posted on social media concerning African American lives, there is a handful of people commenting on the “injustice” of focusing solely on black lives. These are the people who made ...

I was disappointed but not surprised to read Chris Romer’s column extolling the virtues of equity as being better than the concept of equality. The idea of equity has become a prominent feature of the ...

Three people of different heights stand on identical crates to watch a baseball game from beyond the outfield wall. As the two tallest spectators gaze contentedly over the fence, the shortest slumps ...