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Social equity is concerned with justice and fairness of social policy based on the principle of substantive equality.[1] Social equity within a society is different from social equality based on formal equality of opportunity.[2] For example, person A may have no difficulty walking, person B may be able to walk but with some difficulty, while person C may be unable to walk at all. Equality would be providing each of those three people with the same opportunities or aids. For an example of this, see the image on the right. Since the 1960s, the concept of social equity has been used in a variety of institutional contexts, including education and public administration.
- ^ Alfonseca, Kiara (10 February 2023). "DEI: What does it mean and what is its purpose?". ABC News. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ De Vos, M. (2020). The European Court of Justice and the march towards substantive equality in European Union anti-discrimination law. International Journal of Discrimination and the Law, 20(1), 62-87.