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fostering equality

fostering equality

4.2
Helping people have the same rights and chances
  • noun
translation icon : fomentar la igualdad
  • The organization is committed to fostering equality in the workplace.

Examples

  • Policies aimed at fostering equality can reduce social and economic disparities.

  • Educational programs play a key role in fostering equality within diverse communities.

  • The organization is dedicated to fostering equality in the workplace.

  • Are you interested in fostering equality in your community?

  • Educational programs play a key role in fostering equality within diverse communities.

  • Policies aimed at fostering equality can reduce social and economic disparities.

  • The organization is dedicated to fostering equality in the workplace.

Synonyms

equality
vsfostering equality
293 2.2

People have the same rights, position, and opportunities

is the active work of encouraging that condition
equity
vsfostering equality
  • Formal
46 5.3

Fair and equal treatment of people, for example at work or school

focuses on actively supporting the same rights and opportunities
equal opportunity
vsfostering equality
25 3.1

The idea that everyone should have the same chance for jobs, school, or promotion whatever their background

is the effort to promote those same chances in practice

Antonyms

discrimination
  • Offensive
535 3.5

Unfair treatment of people because of their race, age, or sex

inequality
183 4.2

A situation where some people have fewer rights or chances than others

Surface Forms

fostering equality singular
fosterings equality plural

Morphology

foster + equality

The meaning 'the act of encouraging/supporting equal rights' is directly and compositionally derived from 'foster' (to encourage or promote) + 'equality' (equal rights/opportunities). This is a productive, transparent verb+noun gerund construction found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Fostering equality comes from foster, which means to care for and help something grow. Picture a gardener giving the same care to many plants so they all grow the same; that's why fostering equality means 'encouraging and supporting equal rights and opportunities'.