IT'S TIME TO
86 HARASSMENT.
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BECAUSE HARASSMENT HURTS EVERYONE.
86 Harassment is a Women of the Vine & Spirits key initiative, dedicated to promoting a safer and more respectful workplace environment in the beverage alcohol and hospitality industries. Through training, education and confidential support, our goal is to create a community where everyone feels safe and valued in their workplace.
There is a business imperative to reduce sexual harassment in the beverage alcohol and hospitality industries.
Because Harassment Hurts Everyone.
We are here to provide a solution.
For Employers
86 Harassment is a comprehensive resource for employers seeking to prevent and respond to harassment in the workplace. Our platform offers industry-specific training by RAINN, a dedicated hotline for crisis intervention services, and guidelines to help employers create a safe and respectful work environment. Trust us to provide the tools and information you need to address harassment in your workplace.
For Employees
86 Harassment is a pioneering initiative that aims to tackle sexual harassment and gender-based violence in the beverage alcohol and hospitality industries. It is a collaborative effort that provides resources, support, and education to create safer work environments for all employees and customers.
Harassment Hurts
Employee Satisfaction:
Research suggests that employees who observe harassment in the workplace are more likely to experience lower psychological and physical well-being. The driving factors of this were empathy for the victim, concerns about a hostile workplace, and even fears of becoming the next target of harassment.
Source: EVERFI
Harassment Hurts
Hiring & Retention:
Toxic workplace culture was the #1 reason employees quit their job in 2021. A toxic corporate culture is 10.4x more powerful than compensation in predicting a company’s attrition rate. 73% of U.S. job seekers apply to a company only if its corporate culture aligns with their values.
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Source: MIT Sloan Management Review
Harassment Hurts
Company Reputation:
A single sexual harassment claim can be enough to dramatically shape public perception of a company and elicit perceptions of structural unfairness. Handling the sexual harassment claim well (being timely, informative, and considerate toward the victim) can redeem the company’s reputation.
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Source: Harvard Business Review
Why
86?
Eighty-six is slang meaning "to throw out," "to get rid of," or "to refuse service to." It comes from 1930s restaurant / hospitality slang meaning that an item was sold out.
There is varying anecdotal evidence about why the term eighty-six was used, but the most common theory is that it is rhyming slang for nix.
Hover to Find Out!
86 Harassment is a key initiative of Women of the Vine & Spirits (WOTVS), the only global membership organization dedicated to empowering and advancing women across every industry sector and all three-tiers of the beverage alcohol industry.
Thank you to our Industry Sponsors for your financial support:
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