as in injustices
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
the unavoidable inequities of any system for distributing benefits
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Recent Examples of inequities
Rather, the inequities reflect systemic biases that compound existing racial injustices in health care, housing, and policing.
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Ruth Lowenkron, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025
Moreover, the implementation of Kendra’s Law is rife with racial and geographic inequities.
—Ruth Lowenkron, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025
Molina says many other studies have found that variations in access based on income or geography, as well as biases in the health care system, can all contribute to racial and ethnic inequities in maternal health outcomes.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Racism fuels the fire Those inequities were a tinderbox that the Eaton Fire ignited.
—Calvin Schermerhorn, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
Post In the past few years, addressing systemic pay inequities has been a goal for many companies.
—Harvard Business Review, 8 Apr. 2025
While the healthcare system has long had systemic, social, and economic inequities, the new virtual health clinic, Kyndred, is the latest to offer a safe space for Black women.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 7 Apr. 2025
In California, collecting and making maternal morbidity data accessible has been a central component of state efforts to address outcomes and inequities in maternal health; comprehensive morbidity data is published in an online dashboard accessible to the public.
—Antonio Reynoso, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
But inequities remain in accessing those drugs and sustaining a daily treatment, so much of the research has focused on improving access in communities that have higher rates of infections, including trans women and Black men.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Ruth Lowenkron, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025
Moreover, the implementation of Kendra’s Law is rife with racial and geographic inequities.
—Ruth Lowenkron, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025
Molina says many other studies have found that variations in access based on income or geography, as well as biases in the health care system, can all contribute to racial and ethnic inequities in maternal health outcomes.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Racism fuels the fire Those inequities were a tinderbox that the Eaton Fire ignited.
—Calvin Schermerhorn, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
Post In the past few years, addressing systemic pay inequities has been a goal for many companies.
—Harvard Business Review, 8 Apr. 2025
While the healthcare system has long had systemic, social, and economic inequities, the new virtual health clinic, Kyndred, is the latest to offer a safe space for Black women.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 7 Apr. 2025
In California, collecting and making maternal morbidity data accessible has been a central component of state efforts to address outcomes and inequities in maternal health; comprehensive morbidity data is published in an online dashboard accessible to the public.
—Antonio Reynoso, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
But inequities remain in accessing those drugs and sustaining a daily treatment, so much of the research has focused on improving access in communities that have higher rates of infections, including trans women and Black men.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Inequities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inequities. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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