Equality Versus Equity

Jeff Fox
10 min readMay 24, 2022

Neither is a full solution.

Antique mechanical spice scale on a table in front of a window.

The notion of everyone being treated fairly, equally, and having equal opportunities to thrive and succeed is an ideal we can all agree is a positive one. As soon as we take one step forward away from the base concept, however, the challenges and troubles start almost immediately.

How do we define what is fair? How do we define what does or does not disqualify someone…

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Jeff Fox

A professional dancer, choreographer, theatre creator, and featured TEDx speaker with an honours degree in psychology, two black belts, and a lap-top.