The concept of “equality” is an excellent one, especially when applied to opportunity. Equality of opportunity is at the core of what this nation was founded upon. The concept of “equity,” on the ...

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 ...

To Kevin Tice, whose letter dismissing the concept of equity vs. equality argues that failing to treat every individual the same at all times equates in unacceptable discrimination, regardless of the ...

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 ...

The Reading Eagle‘s July 11 edition featured coverage of critical race theory on the state, county and local levels. Wilson School Board Vice President Stephanie Kocher was quoted as saying that the ...

Re “Equality must trump ‘equity’” (Feb. 5): I recommend that Mr. Boddie add America’s universities to those calling the shots on reordering society. They are the source of the ideas that prop up this ...

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.

Darrin McMahon’s essay interestingly traces the evolution of “equality” and “equity” but overlooks “equity’s” association with merit. Darrin McMahon’s essay interestingly traces the evolution of ...

Dakari Quimby, PhD, is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California. Equality means everyone gets the same regardless of need. Equity ...

With the recent publicity regarding the “Lancaster County Racial Equity Profile” released by YWCA Lancaster, I’d like to remind readers that equity and equality are not synonyms. There appears to be ...