Sometimes you want equality and sometimes equity is preferred. I want equality when it cones to access to necessities. I want equity when it comes to access to opportunity.
I think equity would be better in all circumstances. Necessities such as food, water, housing, medical needs, and transportation all vary from person to person.
As far as i understand it, equality is a quick and dirty average, but equity addresses individual cases. Equality would be like giving all people the same food rations but equity would be able to factor in dietary restrictions as well as nutrition for different lifestyles.
I’m not sure I understand what having equity when it comes to access to necessities would even look like. How would it be at all different than equality in that context?
Through the definition of the words, it would mean that everyone gets, for example, chemo meds, regardless of if they have cancer. So, it doesn’t make much sense.
Equality could mean everyone gets one sack of rice regardless of their circumstances.
Equity could mean each person is given a type and quantity of food that is appropriate to their dietary needs and living situation.
Equality is easier to achieve and may be just fine if your goal is just to make sure everyone is provided the minimum basic necessities of life. Equity is more complicated and way more involved in making sure that people are getting what they need to be on equal footing with regards to everyone else. One bag of rice will be worth more to some than others, after all.
❌ Equality ✔️ Equity
Sometimes you want equality and sometimes equity is preferred. I want equality when it cones to access to necessities. I want equity when it comes to access to opportunity.
I think equity would be better in all circumstances. Necessities such as food, water, housing, medical needs, and transportation all vary from person to person.
As far as i understand it, equality is a quick and dirty average, but equity addresses individual cases. Equality would be like giving all people the same food rations but equity would be able to factor in dietary restrictions as well as nutrition for different lifestyles.
I’m not sure I understand what having equity when it comes to access to necessities would even look like. How would it be at all different than equality in that context?
Through the definition of the words, it would mean that everyone gets, for example, chemo meds, regardless of if they have cancer. So, it doesn’t make much sense.
In this context:
Equality could mean everyone gets one sack of rice regardless of their circumstances.
Equity could mean each person is given a type and quantity of food that is appropriate to their dietary needs and living situation.
Equality is easier to achieve and may be just fine if your goal is just to make sure everyone is provided the minimum basic necessities of life. Equity is more complicated and way more involved in making sure that people are getting what they need to be on equal footing with regards to everyone else. One bag of rice will be worth more to some than others, after all.