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inequity

[in-ek-wi-tee] / ɪnˈɛk wɪ ti /
NOUN
state of being unequal
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Despite years of industry leaders vocalizing a need for greater diversity in executive suites and decision-making roles, and the chronic inequity remaining a punchline for award show jokes, the climate has changed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026

His subject is a fertile one too: the gig economy fostering our crushing inequity, but also the desperation of the have-nots and how oblivious the wealthy are about those who made them rich.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

In comparison, it said its service in south Wales had attended 983 emergencies in the same period which "clearly demonstrates the inequity that we need to address".

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025

Ozy reset its editorial priorities, quite literally, rebranding its editorial mission as a chance to “Reset America” with content focused on racial inequity and “solutions.”

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2024

Corporal Whitcomb, an atheist, was a disgruntled subordinate who felt he could do the chaplain’s job much better than the chaplain was doing it and viewed himself, therefore, as an underprivileged victim of social inequity.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller