During her pregnancy, a working mom should know she can rely on paid time off with her newborn. Currently, the United States is the only developed country that does not ensure working parents can take job-protected, paid time away from work to bond with a new child. California and New Jersey are paving the way to a more family-friendly nation with paid family leave insurance programs for new parents. It is time for the United States as a whole to follow their lead.

Workingmother.com editor Helen Jonsen and Working Mother Editorial Director Jennifer Owens will host a Tweet Chat on this important topic and hope you will join us on Twitter @_workingmother_

Meet the National Partnership for Women and Families @NPWF and other leaders in this movement. And sign our petition to Congress. Working Mother is making a commitment to get a law enacted by 2015.

Read more about Parental Leave in the USA in Everyone But U.S.  See Working Mother Media  President Carol Evans on Parental Leave initiative (video)

Take Action: Help us get this movement going. Join us from your living room, your kitchen, courtside or in a restaurant, in your best outfit or your pajamas. We want to hear your stories about maternity and paternity leaves, ideas to push your senators and representatives to challenge Congress to make familes a priority and enact Paid Parental Leave standards. 

Where and When: Online wherever you are 9:30-10:30p Tues. September 27, 2011

#WMPaidLeave Tweet Chat via Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/@_workingmother_

Hosts: Follow @_workingmother_ and @NPWF  #WMPaidLeave

Time: 9:30-10:30p

Tweet this:

Scream loudly for Paid Parental Leave in the US! Join @_workingmother_ & @NPWF Tweet Chat #WMPaidLeave Tue 9/27 930p/ET http://bit.ly/qYCoHz

No registration necessary. This is not a sweepstakes.

For more about our petition:

Read more about Parental Leave in the USA in Everyone But U.S.  See Working Mother Media  President Carol Evans on Parental Leave initiative (video)