Riccarda Zezza, co-author of the innovative learning method “MAAM – maternity as a master,” worked for many years in large companies in Italy and abroad. Today she is the CEO of Life Based Value srl, the innovative startup founded in October 2015 that created and sells to companies MAAM: the only training program in the world that turns motherhood and fatherhood into a Master in key skills for professional growth.

On TEDxOrtygia stage, she explains how our man-centered definition of power dates its origins back into prehistory, the challenge women can take to change that and the huge potential benefits if we all succeed. Because "It's not about helping women. It's about helping world through women."

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

RIccarda Zezza: Power: What's womanhood got to do with it? | Riccarda Zezza | TEDxOrtygia

Power: What's womanhood got to do with it? | Riccarda Zezza | TEDxOrtygia

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