Question

WHY IS FAIRNESS IMPORTANT IS SOCIETY
STEPS TOWARDS ACHIEVING FAIRNESS IN SOCIETY

Answer 1

Answer:

Fairness matters. People know it when they see it. Fairness, however, is not the same thing as equality and we need both if we are going to be not only a decent society, but a successful country.

So, why would fairness matter? My argument is a simple one really. It matters because unless people feel that society, the economy, their employer, the country is working in ways they would describe as fair, then it is not a sustainable proposition. As much analysis has started to show, some of the basic unfairness which can affect a society also contributes to that country being less successful for everyone.

Research shows that less divided societies do not have to make a false choice between economic success and greater equality and fairness. They can have both. As the Equality Trust have shown it is increasingly clear that less divided societies reap the benefits across a raft of health and social outcomes: people live longer and are less likely to report ill-health; people are less likely to develop mental health conditions; educational outcomes are better, communities are more cohesive and violent crime is less common. And these benefits do not just improve the lives of those with the least: they can be seen across all sections of society. And importantly it greatly reduces the cost of public services to remedy these ills, which in turn leaves more capacity for the economy to grow and increase overall prosperity.