Historical factors: should definitely apply equity. Conditioning on history is important and corrective efforts are needed.
Is the desired outcome a human “necessity”?
The definition of necessity may be tricky, or even differ by culture. Generally in the US, if it is something like healthcare, or access to education, should move towards/apply equity.
Equity vs equality considerations (https://belonging.berkeley.edu/equity-vs-equality-whats-difference):
What caused the differences in outcome?
Historical factors: should definitely apply equity. Conditioning on history is important and corrective efforts are needed.
Is the desired outcome a human “necessity”?
The definition of necessity may be tricky, or even differ by culture. Generally in the US, if it is something like healthcare, or access to education, should move towards/apply equity.