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===Equity versus equality===
According to DEI frameworks, "equity is different than equality in that equality implies treating everyone as if their experiences are exactly the same."<ref>{{cite web |title=DEI Definitions |url=https://diversity.uiowa.edu/resources/dei-definitions |publisher=University of Iowa |access-date=26 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Colleen |title=Equity vs. Equality: What's the Difference? |url=https://www.health.com/mind-body/health-diversity-inclusion/equity-vs-equality |access-date=26 March 2023 |publisher=health.com |date=11 January 2023}}</ref> A common identification, especially among critics, is of ''equality'' as meaning "[[equality of opportunities]]" and ''equity'' as "[[equality of outcome]]".<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Minow |first1=Martha |title=Equality vs. Equity |journal=American Journal of Law and Equality |issue=1 |publisher=MIT |date=21 September 2021 |volume=1 |pages=167–193 |doi=10.1162/ajle_a_00019|s2cid=240522063 |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Diversity, equality and the law in the UK |url=https://www.parliament.uk/globalassets/documents/education/online-resources/Diversity-Resource/Topic1.pdf |access-date=26 March 2023 |publisher=UK Parliament}}</ref> This difference between equity and equality is also called ''Dilemma of Difference''.<ref>[https://www.jstor.org/stable/1191571 Minow, Martha. "Learning to live with the dilemma of difference: Bilingual and special education." Law and Contemporary Problems 48.2 (1985): 157-211.]</ref> Some have criticized the focus on equity rather than equality, arguing that the former runs contrary to a focus on merit or non-discrimination. Political scientist [[Charles Lipson]] has called "equity" a "mandate to discriminate", threatening the principle of "[[equality under the law]]",<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lipson |first1=Charles |title='Equity' Is a Mandate to Discriminate |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/equity-is-a-mandate-to-discriminate-11614901276 |access-date=26 March 2023 |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=4 March 2021}}</ref> while Canadian psychologist [[Jordan Peterson]], a frequent critic of DEI, has called ''equity'' "the most egregious, self-righteous, historically-ignorant and dangerous" of the three titular notions of DEI.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Peterson |first1=Jordan |title=Jordan Peterson: When the left goes too far — the dangerous doctrine of equity |url=https://nationalpost.com/opinion/jordan-peterson-when-the-left-goes-too-far-the-dangerous-doctrine-of-equity |publisher=The National Post |access-date=26 March 2023 |date=10 May 2019}}</ref> The debate has also branched into the realm of politics. Commenting on [[Governor of Texas]] [[Greg Abbott]] calling DEI initiatives "illegal", a spokesperson for his office stated "The issue is not diversity — the issue is that equity is not equality. Here in Texas, we give people a chance to advance based on talent and merit".<ref name="abcnews"/>
<!---(Not sure who added this here, and if it is not better placed somewhere else:) Women bear a disproportionate burden when it comes to unpaid work. In the Asia and Pacific region, women spend 4.1 times more time in unpaid work than men do.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Care Economy (The Care Economy) |url=https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/care-economy/lang--en/index.htm |access-date=14 December 2019 |website=www.ilo.org |language=en}}</ref> Additionally, looking at 2019 data by the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries, the average time women spent in unpaid work is 264 minutes per day compared to men who spent 136 minutes per day.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=Employment: Time spent in paid and unpaid work, by sex |url=https://stats.oecd.org/index.aspx?queryid=54757 |access-date=14 December 2019 |website=stats.oecd.org}}</ref> Although men spend more time in paid work, women still spend more time, in general, doing both paid and unpaid work. The numbers are 482.5 minutes per day for women and 454.4 minutes per day for men.<ref name=":7" /> These statistics show us that there is a double burden for women. --->
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