Equity (sometimes also equality of opportunity) describes woke notions of justice, whereby equity is equated with equality of outcome (English term: Equity).60
In woke thinking, it is considered impossible for two individuals from Group A and Group B to truly have equal opportunities as long as a systemic power imbalance exists between the groups. From the perspective of critical theories, power structures always manipulate the playing field in hidden ways, so that equal starting opportunities always produce unjust outcomes. The fight against oppression is impossible without extreme redistribution, whereby justice is equated with equality.61
In the name of “social justice”, identity-political claims based on identity are demanded (see Empowerment, Rights, Participation). With the euphemism “affirmative action”, a so-called “positive discrimination” of allegedly privileged groups is described as necessary for a just society, though it has failed in every attempt so far.62 In extreme cases, equity leads to dynamics warned against in Kurt Vonnegut’s dystopia Harrison Bergeron.63
From a liberal perspective, equality of opportunity requires comparable starting conditions.64 Liberal equity should ideally reward most those who deliver the best performance (meritocratic ideal).