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Possibly a political question but why is the word "equitably" more popular now than "equally"? I'm not sure when I first noticed this but it seems pretty recent
by umvi 5y ago
Possibly a political question but why is the word "equitably" more popular now than "equally"? I'm not sure when I first noticed this but it seems pretty recent that "equity" became more used than "equality" when referring to diversity and inclusivity
- eyelidlessness 5y agoBecause sometimes addressing inequality requires addressing situations unequally. As a (hopefully) completely uncontroversial example: if you were a governor or president during Civil Rights era desegregation, evaluating whether to deploy National Guard soldiers to enforce desegregation of schools, it would be absurd to apply that equally to schools which are segregated and schools which are integrated.
- seneca 5y agoIt rose along with the recent rise in popularity of socialism.
- Thorrez 5y agoCould you elaborate? Correlation doesn't mean causation.
- Thorrez 5y agoThis image illustrates the idea behind equality vs equity: https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,h_1351,w_2400,x_0,y_172/f_auto,q_auto,w_1100/v1591824036/shape/mentalfloss/625404-iisc_equalityequity_300ppi.jpg https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,h_135...