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Welcome to our media page where you can stay up-to-date with the latest news on 86 Harassment. For any media inquiries, please don't hesitate to contact our media contact,
Olivia Campbell at olivia@womenofthevine.com.
Thank you to Artisan Spirit Magazine, CHILLED Magazine, and Provi, for your collaboration and ongoing editorial support of 86 Harassment, strengthening our collective effort of creating a safer beverage alcohol and hospitality industry for all.





Removing Harassment from Hospitality, One Shift at a Time
Read the Full Article in CHILLED Magazine In hospitality, the word 86 is familiar. It’s a understood instantly behind the bar as a directive to get rid of something. With 86 Harassment, it’s a clear and collective message: to remove harassment of any kind from the alcohol, alternative beverage, and hospitality industries. Created by Women of the Vine & Spirits (WOTVS), 86 Harassment emerged from a moment that began across the wine, beer, and spirits industries in 2020. As con
Feb 26


Can We Finally 86 Harassment in Hospitality?
86 Harassment is a Key Initiative of WOTVS, Creating a Safer Industry for All
Jan 22


Introducing 86 Harassment
Building Safer, More Respectful Spaces in Beverage Alcohol and Hospitality In 2024, the beverage alcohol and hospitality industries witnessed the launch of 86 Harassment, a groundbreaking, industry-wide resource dedicated to fostering safer and more respectful workplaces. The initiative represents the culmination of more than three years of collaboration, volunteer time, creative problem-solving, and a shared desire to build a better future for the industry. ORIGINS OF 86 H
Jan 12


Women of the Vine & Spirits in collaboration with Provi, has launched a digital trade marketing campaign to raise industry-wide awareness about the comprehensive “86 Harassment” initiative.
Provi has launched a digital trade marketing campaign - 86 Harassment
Sep 30, 2025


How Hospitality Industry Leaders Are Normalizing and Prioritizing Mental Health
Initiatives like 86 Harassment offer around-the-clock, industry-specific support lines in partnership with the anti-sexual violence organization RAINN.
May 12, 2025


86ing Harassment
Reducing workplace sexism, harassment, and sexual harassment in the beverage industry
Mar 31, 2025


Spirits Canada becomes sponsor for “86 Harassment” initiative
Program addressing sexual harassment and gender-based violence announces sponsor of the Women of the Vine & Spirits industry-wide initiative
Nov 15, 2024


2024 Drinks Innovators to Watch - Deborah Brenner
Deborah Brenner is awarded with the SevenFifty Daily Innovator Award for Spearheading 86 Harassment to tackle workplace harassment in the...
Aug 28, 2024


Deborah Brenner Receives SevenFifty Daily 2024 Drinks Innovator Award for Galvanizing the Beverage Alcohol Industry to Address Sexual Harassment
86 Harassment is a groundbreaking industry-wide initiative addressing sexual harassment
Aug 27, 2024


Spirits Canada Sponsors 86 Harassment, a Women of the Vine & Spirits Industry-Wide Initiative to Prevent Sexual Harassment in the Hospitality and Beverage Alcohol Industries
Spirits Canada has joined 86 Harassment as a Sponsor
Aug 20, 2024


SAFE BARS INC. AND WOMEN OF THE VINE & SPIRITS COLLABORATE TO PROVIDE HARASSMENT TRAINING TO THE HOSPITALITY AND BEVERAGE ALCOHOL INDUSTRIES
86 Harassment free trainings will now include Safe Bars Active Bystander Intervention, De-escalation and Actionable Allyship Workshops
Aug 6, 2024


Brown-Forman Corporation Sponsors 86 Harassment, a Women of the Vine & Spirits Industry-Wide Initiative to Prevent Sexual Harassment in the Hospitality and Beverage Alcohol Industries
Brown-Forman Corporation Sponsors 86 Harassment
Jul 17, 2024


Distilled Spirits Council Wraps Up Successful 2024 Annual Conference in Collaboration with WOTVS CONNECT!
Women of the Vine & Spirits announced the launch of 86 Harassment, an industry-wide initiative supported by DISCUS
Apr 15, 2024


Deborah Brenner: Pioneering Women in Wine and Spirits
WOTVS is very proud to have just launched 86 Harassment, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at addressing sexual harassment in bev alc
Mar 21, 2024


Women of the Vine & Spirits launches 86 Harassment, an Industry-wide Initiative to Address Sexual Harassment in Hospitality
Women of the Vine & Spirits (WOTVS), the only global membership organization dedicated to empowering and advancing women across every...
Mar 11, 2024


First-of-its-kind Industry-Wide Initiative Launches to Address Sexual Harassment in Beverage Alcohol and Hospitality
Women of the Vine & Spirits Launches 86 Harassment
Mar 6, 2024


How the Whisky Industry is Tackling Harassment
Startling findings from a global survey of women in the whisky industry have exposed a pervasive culture of sexual harassment.
Oct 12, 2023


WOTVS Continues Ongoing Industry Training on Sexual Harassment and Bystander Training with Support from Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America and Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
WOTVS, DISCUS and WSWA continue to offer free, industry-wide training on Sexual Misconduct Prevention & Response to the bev alc industry
Mar 9, 2023


WOTVS Continues Ongoing Industry Training on Sexual Harassment and Bystander Training with Support from Distilled Spirits Council of the United States and Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America
WOTVS, DISCUS and WSWA join forces to offer free, industry-wide training on Sexual Misconduct Prevention & Response to the bev alc industry
Jul 5, 2022


Women of the Vine & Spirits Launch Program Against Harassment
How Women of the Vine & Spirits is addressing Sexual Harassment in Beverage Alcohol
Mar 22, 2022
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