Equity or Equality?

Equity and equality are related concepts, but equity provides additional context for achieving equality. This is an important distinction that makes the case for why DEI still matters and why collaborative intelligence tools are essential tools in the impact landscape.

• Equal­i­ty requires that every­one receives the same resources and oppor­tu­ni­ties, regard­less of cir­cum­stances and despite any inher­ent advan­tages or dis­ad­van­tages that apply to cer­tain groups.

• Equi­ty requires that everyone receive the same opportunities but con­sid­ers the spe­cif­ic needs or cir­cum­stances of a per­son or group and pro­vides the types of resources need­ed to be successful.

• Annie E. Casey Foundation has an in-depth blog post covering the differences.