KansalaisuuskurssiGlossary · Chapter 6: Equality
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Finnish word. In English: Ombudsman for Equality
The authority that supervises compliance with the Act on Equality between Women and Men.
Facts about the word
- Compliance with the Equality Act is supervised by the Ombudsman for Equality and the National Non-Discrimination and Equality Tribunal. Tasa-arvolaki 16 §
- You can ask the Ombudsman for Equality for advice if you have faced discrimination because of your sex. InfoFinland
- The Ombudsman for Equality has the right to get, free of charge, the information from authorities that it needs to supervise the act. Tasa-arvolaki 17 §
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?
The Ombudsman for Equality supervises the Equality Act. The Speaker is a different role, and the Ombudsman is not a way to mow a lawn.
The word belongs to Chapter 6: Equality and gender equality. The chapter page has the full context and practice questions.
