Equity
Equality and equity can be mixed up in people’s understandings of equality and diversity.
Equality relates primarily to the protected characteristics found in the Equality Act 2010, where having equality of opportunity means that everyone gets the same opportunity with ‘reasonable adjustments’ to facilitate this as necessary.
Equity is more focused on whether people are able to have equity of experience, and that this is underpinned by fairness and impartiality.
Ensuring that everyone has equality of opportunity is not the same as ensuring that they have an equitable experience.
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