Barbara Seiders – Page 2 – One Hundred Year Horizons

Seattle Seahawks’ Bruce Irvin, NFL Suspensions, and Integrity

Jul 28, 2015

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The last time a member of the current roster of Seattle Seahawks was suspended by the NFL was May 17, 2013. Bruce Irvin was found to be in violation of the rule against use of performance enhancing drugs, and was suspended without pay for four games to start the 2013 season. Irvin immediately posted an…

My Response to Kevin Drum Saying “Grow Up” over Sir Tim Hunt

Jun 14, 2015

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Barbara Seiders

in Leadership, Politics, Social Justice, Social Media, Women

Kevin Drum of Mother Jones wrote an opinion piece on the reaction to Sir Tim Hunt’s comments about women scientists, “Are We Really In Control of Our Own Outrage? The Case of Social Media and Tim Hunt.” In it, he wishes we would evolve beyond our current social media mob response to issues like this.…

Controlling My Outrage; the Case of Sir Tim Hunt

Jun 14, 2015

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Barbara Seiders

in Leadership, Politics, Social Justice, Social Media, Women

To a point, I share the view expressed recently by Kevin Drum writing for Mother Jones in his article “Are We Really In Control of Our Own Outrage? The Case of Social Media and Tim Hunt” that we as a society in the social media age need to evolve a more moderate, thoughtful, nuanced response to…

Quiet Voices of Leadership

May 11, 2015

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Barbara Seiders

in Leadership, Quiet Voices

Leadership, distilled to its essence, is the ability to influence others. Type “leadership” into a search engine, and it’s clear we most often associate leadership with business. However, not all leadership occurs in the boardroom. We have and need leadership in politics, of course, as well as in science, in our communities, in sports, in…

Seattle Seahawks, Frank Clark, Faith and Redemption

May 2, 2015

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Barbara Seiders

in Football, Leadership, Teamwork

I love to watch the highlights of the GBvsSEA 2014 NFC Championship game. I love watching the Seahawks come from behind and win the game in such a dramatic fashion. It’s fun sometimes to watch the game, starting with five minutes remaining in the game, fast-forwarding past all the difficult plays and struggles. But my…

When You’re Sexually Harassed …

Mar 7, 2015

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Barbara Seiders

in Leadership, Social Justice, Teamwork, Women

What can you do?! Your boss’ boss gropes you, without your consent, at a bar during a company social event. A senior representative in your company corners you during an offsite, making you uncomfortable, and blocks you from leaving. One of your colleagues feels compelled to start every project meeting with stories of his sexual…

Sock Puppets and the Depravity of #GamerGate

Oct 20, 2014

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Barbara Seiders

in Social Justice

October 17, 2014 I have avoided writing much on the nightmare that is #GamerGate because I had little direct experience to contribute, and I hoped that it would die a natural death. But today I found something that has prompted me to speak out. A sock puppet. Before we get to sock puppets… What’s #GamerGate?…

Choosing among Candidates for Washington State Representative from the 4th Legislative District

Aug 2, 2014

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Barbara Seiders

in Leadership, Politics

With 12 candidates for Washington State Representative from my legislative district, the 4th, I decided to take a different approach to figuring out who to vote for instead of party affiliation (or not). I asked 6 questions that pertain to actually governing, not (strictly) about positions on issues. I eliminated candidates as I went. Is…

The Perniciousness of Benevolent Sexism

Feb 21, 2014

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Barbara Seiders

in Social Justice

I realized something today that had not occurred to me in the thirty years since it had happened. Despite the intervening thirty years, it is remarkable how much the realization stings today. There is a meme circulating on twitter today, #askthemen. Women are posting the kinds of questions that are asked of them in job…

The Problem with the GOP in One Hat

Oct 9, 2013

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Barbara Seiders

in Leadership, Politics

Prior to the 2012 election, our local paper ran a photo album of people at the GOP headquarters hard at work on the campaign. I found one photo particular telling. It was a picture of campaign supplies, buttons and hats. The hats said two things: “Defeat Obama” in large, prominent print and “Restore America” on…

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