Gizem is currently pursuing a master's degree on Social Studies of Gender at the Lund University in Sweden. Prior to her master's degree, she has worked at the United Nations for 3.5 years and focused on inter-agency coordination, protection and gender mainstreaming in humanitarian settings. She is passionate about inclusivity and reducing the stigma and inequalities around sexual and reproductive health based on sex, race or ethnicity, mental health conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity, HIV status or nationality.