EQUITHICS: Where Equity and Ethics Meet

EQUITHICS merges equity-centered analysis and ethical responsibility into one decision-making practice.

EQUITHICS is BIH’s decision-making compass for moments when power, urgency, and competing priorities make it easy to drift.

The core principle is simple: equity and ethics are inseparable.

The BIH definition

EQUITHICS is the practice of integrating ethical responsibility and equity-centered analysis as inseparable forces in planning, leadership, and action.

Why this matters:

• Ethics without equity becomes abstraction.

• Equity without ethics becomes performance.

• Strategy without both becomes risk.

EQUITHICS helps you see:

• where power is concentrated

• who carries the cost of a decision

• what consent and accountability require

• what “success” might conceal

When to use EQUITHICS

Use this lens for:

• partnerships and funding decisions

• storytelling and public narratives

• data collection and evaluation design

• hiring, governance, and policy shifts

• program rules that affect access and dignity

Try this (two questions):

1. Who gains power from this decision?

2. Who becomes more vulnerable because of it?

Then adjust until your decision protects humanity and integrity.