Following a career as a CEO, she advises organizations and individuals as presiding director of International Paper, a director of Lockheed Martin, and IFF (International Flavors and Fragrances), and as a frequent speaker at industry conferences. list five times and to its international list twice. Ilene Gordon was named to Fortune's 'Most Powerful Women in Business' U.S. Bullet-pointed 'lessons' about a wide spectrum of relationship issues, debunk many of society's lingering, outmoded biases.Īs part of their commitment to equipping people to pursue gender equality, Gordon and Bluestein are donating a portion of the sales of Doubling Down to Girls 4 Science, a Chicago-based nonprofit dedicated to opening the eyes of local girls to STEM education and other opportunities in higher learning and business. Human resource leaders describe it as a 'wake-up call to organizations' and a 'dual-career couple resource' to reshape corporate culture and the workplace of the future. In DOUBLING DOWN, Gordon and Bluestein argue that who you marry determines your professional success and offer single people and couples - be they married or committed life partners, gay or straight- personal stories, practical advice, and research on how to choose and become 'the right partners,' that help each other excel in demanding careers and sustain a loving relationship with each other and their children. In just one example, Bram Bluestein opens up about the male ego and why and when he introduces himself as 'Mr. Love.', present one of the first books to give equal time to the male point of view on balancing work and family. Gordon and Bluestein, who also co-author a new blog on Psychology Today called 'Work. It's a great story, with very helpful lessons for everyone.' 'Buy this book if you're going to succeed as a dual-career family,' hails John Gottman, Ph.D., co-founder of The Gottman Institute and author of The New York Times best-seller, ' The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work.' 'Gordon and Bluestein reveal how they managed to keep love and romance alive, be great parents, and still nurture two separate careers.

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