Shirin Akhter is an accomplished associate professor in the economics department at Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi, India. She has degrees from the University of Delhi and Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi, India. With nearly two decades of experience, she has been a faculty member at the University of Delhi since 2003. Shirin has taught many courses, including microeconomics and development economics. Her research interests include the economics of bias and discrimination, gender, poverty and labor markets.