Wilma Henning holds a bachelor’s degree in Global Studies from the University of Gothenburg and a master’s degree in Equality Studies from University College Dublin. She is currently a PhD student in Public Leadership at the School of Social Sciences, Business and Economics, and Law at Åbo Akademi University.

Her research explores gender norms and practices related to climate mitigation in Swedish governmental climate policy and gender equality agencies, focusing on institutional barriers to integrating gender perspectives into climate policy.