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International Women s Day 2021 – Equity vs Equality Sign in with LinkedIn
08 March 2021 | Natalie Bannerman Too often the conversation around gender parity, centres on the notion of equality, i.e. the state of being equal, or in this context the notion that all people are treated the same. But are there instances where people need to be treated different in order to make things equal – e.g. equity.
“If we truly want to achieve equality across all areas of society, we need to recognise how different parts of a person’s identity - race, sex, religion, disability, class - can cause individuals to face different types of disadvantage or discrimination,” explains Holly Anschutz, head of channel for UK and Ireland at Extreme Networks.