Equality may refer to:

Society

Political equality Political equality is the quality of a society whose voluntary members are of equal standing in terms of political power or influence. A founding principle of various forms of democracy, political egalitarianism was an idea which was supported by T ...

, in which all members of a society are of equal standing ** Consociationalism, in which an ethnically, religiously, or linguistically divided state functions by cooperation of each group's elites **

Egalitarianism Egalitarianism (), or equalitarianism, is a school of thought within political philosophy that builds from the concept of social equality, prioritizing it for all people. Egalitarian doctrines are generally characterized by the idea that all hu ...

, a trend of thought that favors equality for all people ** Equal opportunity, a stipulation that all people should be treated similarly ** Equality of outcome, in which the general conditions of people's lives are similar ** For specific groups: ***

Gender equality Gender equality, also known as sexual equality or equality of the sexes, is the state of equal ease of access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender, including economic participation and decision-making; and the state of valuing d ...

*** Racial equality **

Equality Party (disambiguation) Equality Party can refer to the following political organisations: *Equality Party (Azerbaijan) *Equality Party (Chile) *Equality Party (Quebec) *Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands) * Socialist Equality Party (various countries) *Women's Equali ...

, several political parties *

Social equality Social equality is a state of affairs in which all individuals within a specific society have equal rights, liberties, and status, possibly including civil rights, freedom of expression, autonomy, and equal access to certain public goods and ...

, in which all people within a group have the same status, a form of

social justice Social justice is justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society. In Western and Asian cultures, the concept of social justice has often referred to the process of ensuring that individuals fu ...

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Economic inequality There are wide varieties of economic inequality, most notably income inequality measured using the distribution of income (the amount of money people are paid) and wealth inequality measured using the distribution of wealth (the amount of we ...

Law

Equality before the law Equality before the law, also known as equality under the law, equality in the eyes of the law, legal equality, or legal egalitarianism, is the principle that all people must be equally protected by the law. The principle requires a systematic ru ...

, the principle under which all people are subject to the same laws *

Equality Act (disambiguation) Equality Act may refer to: * Equality Act 2006, an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom, a precursor to the Equality Act 2010 * Equality Act 2010, an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom, with the same goals as the four major EU Equal Treatme ...

, several pieces of legislation

Mathematics and logic

* Equality (mathematics), the relationship between expressions that represent the same value or mathematical object *

Equals sign The equals sign (British English, Unicode) or equal sign (American English), also known as the equality sign, is the mathematical symbol , which is used to indicate equality in some well-defined sense. In an equation, it is placed between two ...

, = * Logical equality

Places

Equality, Alabama Equality is a census-designated place in Coosa County, Alabama, United States. It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 150. The Equality post office serves the ZIP Code of 36026, and its delivery area includes ...

, an unincorporated community *

Equality Township, Gallatin County, Illinois Equality Township is one of ten townships in Gallatin County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 849 and it contained 416 housing units. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which ( ...

** Equality, Illinois, a village *

Equality Township, Red Lake County, Minnesota Equality Township is a township in Red Lake County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 123 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.04%) is ...

Equality Colony Equality Colony was a United States socialist colony founded in Skagit County, Washington (U.S. state), Washington by a political organization known as the Brotherhood of the Cooperative Commonwealth in 1897. It was meant to serve as a model which ...

, an American socialist colony founded in 1897 in Washington state

Arts and entertainment

* ''Equality'' (film), a 2010 American documentary short film by Al Sutton * ''Equality'' (novel), an 1897 utopian novel by Edward Bellamy * ''

Equality; or, A History of Lithconia ''Equality; or, A History of Lithconia'' is a utopian fantasy novel. It is the first American utopian novel. The author is unknown, though Donald H. Tuck speculates that it could be Dr. James Reynolds, a zealous liberal crusader. The novel was ...

'', an 1837 utopian fantasy novel by an anonymous author

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