KansalaisuuskurssiGlossary · Chapter 6: Equality
seksuaalinen häirintä
Finnish word. In English: sexual harassment
Unwanted behaviour of a sexual nature that violates another person's integrity.
Facts about the word
- Sexual harassment can be verbal, non-verbal or physical. Tasa-arvolaki 7 §
- Under the Equality Act, sexual harassment is prohibited discrimination. Tasa-arvolaki 7 §
- In the equality work of educational institutions, special attention must be paid to preventing and removing sexual harassment. Tasa-arvolaki 5 a §
The facts come from public sources, such as the authorities' own pages and the law.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
Under the Equality Act, sexual harassment is prohibited discrimination. The law makes no exception for parties. It is not a radio channel.
The word belongs to Chapter 6: Equality and gender equality. The chapter page has the full context and practice questions.
