Feminists are all over but the shoutin' about Louisiana state representative John LaBruzzo's proposed plan to pay poor people $1,000 to have a tubal ligation or vasectomy. For people out there who don't know why many feminists are ticked off by this proposal, here is some perspective:

Hooray! I'm excited to announce that Alltop has added a Feminism category. Many thanks to the lovely NEENZ at Alltop and fellow human resource blogger Laurie Ruettimann for helping to make this happen.

My friend Laurie Ruettimann of Punk Rock HR tipped me off to the Family Violence Prevention Fund's (FVPF) latest initiative called RESPECT!. If you haven't heard of the FVPF before, I encourage you to read about them at their site as well as Charity Navigator, where they have received a four-star rating (meaning they exceed industry standards and outperform most charities in the same "cause" category).

Whenever someone asks me what they should do about being discriminated against, whether for legal or illegal reasons, my first thought is "Are you sure you're being discriminated against?"