Inequality in Spanish

Discuss unequal conditions in formal contexts.

The idea

The feminine noun la desigualdad or una desigualdad means inequality; its plural is las desigualdades.

El informe analiza la desigualdad salarial.The report analyses wage inequality.
La desigualdad limita el acceso a la educación.Inequality limits access to education.
El municipio quiere reducir la desigualdad territorial.The municipality wants to reduce territorial inequality.
Las desigualdades afectan a distintos grupos.Inequalities affect different groups.
Medimos la desigualdad entre regiones cada año.We measure inequality between regions every year.
Una nueva política aborda la desigualdad digital.A new policy addresses digital inequality.

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A difference is not necessarily an injustice; context explains what is unequal.

Choose the missing form: ___ desigualdad preocupa al consejo. (La / El)
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La
La agrees with the feminine singular noun.
Choose the missing form: El estudio identifica varias ___. (desigualdades / desigualdad)
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desigualdades
desigualdades follows the plural quantifier.
Choose the missing form: La brecha de ingresos revela una ___. (desigualdad / igualdad)
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desigualdad
desigualdad names the gap in income.

Describe an inequality that a local policy could address.