With declining birth rates and a state with one of the highest maternal mortality rates, quality childcare should be a right, not just a privilege. If Georgia’s leaders want to continue bragging about the funding surplus and being the best state for business, we also must be the best state for workers. All Georgians deserve paid leave, affordable childcare, fair wages and safe housing.
Read this op-ed by Jasmine Bowles is the Executive State Director for 9to5 Georgia