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sexual harassment

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any form of unwanted verbal, non-verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature occurs, with the purpose or effect of violating the dignity of a person, in particular when creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment.

Additional notes and information

Sources

Directive 2006/54/Ec of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast)

Relations

Related term:
cyber harassment, dignity at work, gender power relations, sexual violence, violence at work
Broader term:
gender-based violence, harassment
Synonym:
harassment
URI: 
https://eige.europa.eu/taxonomy/term/1376?lang=en
Filed under: 
Decision-making and power
Gender roles and relations
Care, work and economy
Work

 

The concepts and definitions found in this glossary were published in 2016, and some may be out-of-date. EIGE is currently looking into which terms may need to be updated in the future.