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NullTuples

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7. There's a massive, liberal vs conservative difference between the two words?

Reply to Farmer-Rick (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 24, 2023, 09:29 PM

Mar 2023

As in,

"Equality means each individual or group of people is given the same resources or opportunities. Equity recognizes that each person has different circumstances and allocates the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome."

https://www.marinhhs.org/sites/default/files/boards/general/equality_v._equity_04_05_2021.pdf

In other words, in that context equality assumes a level playing field when racially there never is one. Equity on the other hand, attempts to level the field so the outcomes can be the same.

(and yes, the irony of using a pdf from Marin County's HHS..)

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Equity is a strange term to use Farmer-Rick Mar 2023 #1

Google equity vs equality Freethinker65 Mar 2023 #2

I did Farmer-Rick Mar 2023 #4

And really they are saying discrimination in healthcare is perfectly OK in FloriDUH. n/t RKP5637 Mar 2023 #3

One distinction between equity and equality is this: Ocelot II Mar 2023 #5

+1 TheRealNorth Mar 2023 #6

There's a massive, liberal vs conservative difference between the two words? NullTuples Mar 2023 #7