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Periods & work

‘People who menstruate’ or ‘women who menstruate?’

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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