Nora Zabel was born in 1996 in Hagenow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. She worked for the CDU parliamentary group in the state parliament there, and later at the CDU party headquarters. Today, she is a research associate for Member of the Bundestag Serap Güler (CDU). Zabel is the co-host of the podcast Womensplaining and a guest commentator for various newspapers, including ZEIT, taz, and Cicero. In 2023, ZEIT CAMPUS selected her for its “30 under 30” list. She is pursuing a Master’s degree in Philosophy and Political Science at Heidelberg University.