as in injustices
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
the unavoidable inequities of any system for distributing benefits
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Recent Examples of inequities
Administrative inefficiencies, fragmented care, and inequities exacerbate the problem.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Addressing health inequities, reducing preventable risks, and ensuring universal access to care are not impossible tasks.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
These inequities are morally indefensible and economically unsustainable, demanding systemic reform to ensure equitable, high-quality care for all.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
By working actively to reduce bias in their AI systems, businesses can help ensure that AI becomes a force for positive change rather than a perpetuator of existing inequities.
—Samantha Walravens, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Structural inequities within society play an instrumental role in health outcomes.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
There are several issues with the American healthcare system that contribute to the systemic inequities.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Systemic problems, like health care inequities or gun violence, often feel too vast and entrenched to tackle directly.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Such exclusions echo broader systemic inequities, perpetuating a cycle in which linguistic dominance constrains not only individual researchers but the development of global knowledge itself.
—Hec Paris Insights, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Addressing health inequities, reducing preventable risks, and ensuring universal access to care are not impossible tasks.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
These inequities are morally indefensible and economically unsustainable, demanding systemic reform to ensure equitable, high-quality care for all.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
By working actively to reduce bias in their AI systems, businesses can help ensure that AI becomes a force for positive change rather than a perpetuator of existing inequities.
—Samantha Walravens, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Structural inequities within society play an instrumental role in health outcomes.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
There are several issues with the American healthcare system that contribute to the systemic inequities.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Systemic problems, like health care inequities or gun violence, often feel too vast and entrenched to tackle directly.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Such exclusions echo broader systemic inequities, perpetuating a cycle in which linguistic dominance constrains not only individual researchers but the development of global knowledge itself.
—Hec Paris Insights, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Inequities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inequities. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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