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A company leader doesn’t think a period policy is needed: how do you respond?

Marie Krebs

Head of People Experience Design at Build A Rocket Boy

Marie Krebs has held senior People team roles at various tech companies, as well as co-founding the HR community People Stories. She experienced sudden, short bursts of depression for years before finally figuring out she was suffering from pre-menstrual dysphoria.

Since then, Marie has become a leading advocate destigmatising the topic of periods at work. She regularly advises companies and HR teams on period policies & hosts webinars on the topic.

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Not a perk. A must.

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