The popular press calls it envy; Dr. Range prefers the term inequity aversion. From Wordnik.com. [Dogs know] Reference
1 We use the term inequity in preference to inequality, following the definitions articulated by Whitehead. From Wordnik.com. [Latest headlines from BMJ] Reference
I remember from my old Organizational Psychology that while money isn't a motivator, "inequity" is a demotivator. From Wordnik.com. [Executive Compensation, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
The inequity is in MediCARE payments; not Medicaid. From Wordnik.com. [You Haven’t Seen Gov. Gregoire Act This Gubernatorial Since Her Days as AG. « PubliCola] Reference
Which means that the real inequity is even WORSE than what I said. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Almost All Decline is Relative] Reference
Less inequity is perceived because stock options are generally available. From Wordnik.com. [Executive Compensation, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Fixing inequity is a prerequisite for constructing a healthy and just economy. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-02-01] Reference
Meanwhile, persistence in shorter term inequity, deprivation and inhuman brutality is a guaranteed fade to black. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
Nobody now argues that apparent evidence of persistent racial inequity is really attributable to sickle-cells rather than discrimination. From Wordnik.com. [There’s Intelligence Behind This Business, Watson] Reference
The inequity is a powerful motivator for the other 95% of the world to want to come to America. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Colorado Group: God, Moses Oppose State Minimum Wage Increase] Reference
You nonsensically claimed that because some people don’t have incomes “the real inequity is even WORSE.”. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Almost All Decline is Relative] Reference
And that kind of inequity is growing. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-02-01] Reference
Ervin called it an "inequity" that other county employees are not likely to receive raises. From Wordnik.com. [Montgomery schools chief wants $60M more, raises for employees] Reference
Kendra O'Hayre, pointed out the current pay "inequity" gender gap. From Wordnik.com. [The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.com Stories] Reference
Is he arguing that in some manner of remedying an 'inequity' that they too should be stripped of them?. From Wordnik.com. [The Cedar Lounge Revolution] Reference
B) Mixner:” You nonsensically claimed that because some people don’t have incomes “the real inequity is even WORSE.””. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Almost All Decline is Relative] Reference
It is my hope that this inequity will be rectified. From Wordnik.com. [State of the Union Address (1790-2001)] Reference
Others touted progress or lamented lingering inequity. From Wordnik.com. [New Orleans, 5 Years On] Reference
Has globalization made for a world of greater inequity?. From Wordnik.com. [Dialog of the Deaf] Reference
I don't want to minimize this structural racial inequity. From Wordnik.com. [Mikhail Lyubansky: Going Where Glenn Beck Wouldn't: Defining White Culture] Reference
The inequity "concerns me to a certain extent," McKay said. From Wordnik.com. [Equity of Metro fare increases questioned] Reference
"There is an instinctive loathing for that sort of inequity.". From Wordnik.com. [Britain’s Great Divide] Reference
Gender inequity is one of the main drivers of the HIV epidemic. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Mabel Bianco: The Latest HIV/AIDS Breakthrough Will Empower Women Only Further] Reference
He is motivated by a clear inequity between the choices that he faces. From Wordnik.com. [Moral Deliberations in Modern Cinema] Reference
Right now there is some inequity as to how companies raise debt versus equity. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2003] Reference
Both articles were misleading -- and ignored the latest Catalyst research on inequity. From Wordnik.com. [Ilene H. Lang: Do Kids Kill Careers?] Reference
Jin sees global poverty and gender inequity as an opportunity to develop girls 'leadership. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Luce: One Woman's Mission: Empowering World's Poorest Girls to Transform World] Reference
But those who deplore this inequity overlook the marriage bonus that many other couples enjoy. From Wordnik.com. [Repeal The Marriage Tax?] Reference
Basically, the program is about how to create equity in a landscape that's filled with inequity. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Matlack: Sporting a Conscience] Reference
To remedy this inequity, the lexicographers decided to produce the first "gender-neutral" dictionary. From Wordnik.com. [No Sexism Please, We're Webster's] Reference
A new study suggests one particular area of inequity: survival rates after surgery in teaching hospitals. From Wordnik.com. [Teaching hospitals: better survival rates, but not for all] Reference
Note to men: Balancing the inequity between the amount of work you and your wife probably couldn't hurt either. From Wordnik.com. [Want to enhance your love life? Do more housework] Reference
The inequity of sadness among Bey's subjects is stark, but his tender portraits afford them all the same dignity. From Wordnik.com. [The Secret Lives Of Teens] Reference
In addition to the inequity of fare increases, raising the price of mass transit is absolutely idiotic public policy. From Wordnik.com. [Steven Cohen: A Sustainable City Requires Increased Mass Transit Subsidies] Reference
It's possible, says UC Berkeley researcher Frank Sulloway, that trying to treat kids in an evenhanded way in fact results in inequity. From Wordnik.com. [Who's the Smart Sibling?] Reference
We are hopeful that the pending federal legislation will put an end to this ludicrous inequity and protect children in all states equally. From Wordnik.com. [Fisher-Price pulls lead-tainted toy in Illinois but not other states] Reference
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