Suchitra Acharjee, a Bangladeshi citizen, is pursuing a master’s degree in public administration at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. She earned a bachelor’s degree in economics with a full scholarship from the IKEA Foundation from the Asian University for Women in Chattogram, Bangladesh. At UT Rio Grande Valley, Acharjee received the Sustainability Research Fellowship Award from the Office for Sustainability. She has served as a graduate senator with the UTRGV Student Government Association. Acharjee is a feminist and women's rights activist. As an Archer Fellow, she aims to address the gender pay gap issue in the garment factories of Bangladesh. In the future, she hopes to work with UN Women in support of achieving gender equality for current and future generations.