Author

Erin Ryan

Erin Ryan

Erin Ryan is the Managing Director of the Ohio Women’s Public Policy Network, a coalition of nearly 40 organizations working collaboratively to advocate for public policy solutions that build economic opportunity for women and families. Her work is focused on policy issues disproportionately affecting women and families, including paid leave, reproductive health care and abortion access, and pay equity. She is based out of Columbus, Ohio.

COMMENTARY

Coronavirus crisis reinforces need for paid sick days during the outbreak — and in the future

By: - March 18, 2020

Every day, working Ohioans need access to paid sick days to address short-term health conditions for both themselves and their families, and these needs are amplified during a public health crisis like the current COVID-19 outbreak. The coronavirus has exposed vast shortfalls in our state’s social safety net programs, demonstrating the reality that many working […]