Şehnaz Kıymaz Bahçeci received her BA in Biology and Sociology from Swarthmore College and her MA in Gender and Women’s Studies from METU. Throughout her 18-year civil society experience Şehnaz had the chance to work as a non-formal instructor on women’s human rights and human rights, served as board member of several associations and has taken part in national and international advocacy campaigns on gender equality, women’s human rights, international conventions on gender equality, and sustainable development. Since April 2020, Şehnaz has been working as the coordinator of Women’s Major Group, a global feminist collective, and also is an independent consultant and one of the founders of the international United for Istanbul Convention Platform.