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The world of craft beer is having its own #MeToo moment.

A wave of women working in the beer industry have shared stories of misogyny and sexual harassment in the workplace. 

This hour, we talk with women working in Connecticut’s craft beer industry and hear about the systemic changes needed to address these issues.

Do you work at or own a brewery in our state? We want to hear from you.

GUESTS:
Jessica Infante - Reporter at Brewbound, a trade publication based in Newton, Massachusetts
Jess Bautista - Content creator at New England Brewing Company, and craft beer instagram blogger in Connecticut (@jessbeerme)
Mariah Billian - Taproom and event manager at Outer Light Brewing Company in Groton, Connecticut. She is also the co-lead of the Pink Boots Connecticut Chapter, an organization for women in the brewing industry
Heather Wilson - CEO and Head Brewer at Hop Culture Farms and Brew Co. in Colchester, Connecticut; she is also the secretary of the Connecticut Brewers Guild

The world of craft beer is having its own #MeToo moment.
<a href="https://www.brewbound.com/news/tidal-wave-of-sexual-harassment-allegations-and-toxicity-in-craft-beer-industry-lead-to-terminations">A wave of women working in the beer industry have shared stories of misogyny and sexual harassment in the workplace</a>.&nbsp;
This hour, we talk with women working in Connecticut&rsquo;s craft beer industry and hear about the systemic changes needed to address these issues.
Do you work at or own a brewery in our state? We want to hear from you.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Jessica Infante -&nbsp;Reporter at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.brewbound.com/">Brewbound</a>, a trade publication based in Newton, Massachusetts</li>
<li>Jess Bautista&nbsp;- Content creator at&nbsp;<a href="https://newenglandbrewing.com/">New England Brewing Company</a>, and craft beer instagram blogger in Connecticut (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/jessbeerme/?hl=en">@jessbeerme</a>)</li>
<li>Mariah Billian -&nbsp;Taproom and event manager at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.outerlightbrewing.com/">Outer Light Brewing Company</a>&nbsp;in Groton, Connecticut. She is also the co-lead of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pinkbootsct/">Pink Boots Connecticut Chapter</a>, an organization for women in the brewing industry</li>
<li>Heather Wilson -&nbsp;CEO and Head Brewer at&nbsp;<a href="https://hopculturefarms.com/">Hop Culture Farms and Brew Co.</a>&nbsp;in Colchester, Connecticut; she is also the secretary of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.connecticut.beer/">Connecticut Brewers Guild</a></li>
</ul>

Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

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