taught 15 Yale College students the political economy of gender through biological, economic, political, and legal lenses. Topics included Ricardian, game-theoretic, and principal-agent models of the sexual division of labor and property rights; the complex interactions between electoral and economic systems, and their effect on gender representation in politics and commerce; the entrenching and supplanting of cultural norms; feminism and its waves; topics from constitutional and criminal law (pornography, prostitution, abortion, equal protection); and theories from evolutionary biology.

1. Section was super helpful in understanding material I didn't understand in class. The way he explained certain concepts was really straightforward and made more complicated subjects very clear. Section was always very interesting and I looked forward to going. He was also always available to meet and go over drafts and ideas for my papers.

2. He's the best

3. I could not have asked for a better TA than Akhil! He always came to section super prepared to answer all our questions and lead the discussion, and he occasionally brought us food, which was so nice. He gave honest feedback on our papers but was never unnecessarily harsh, and I appreciate the effort he took in regularly communicating with us by email. His review session for the final was incredibly helpful as were all his sections, so overall, I am very glad that he was my TA.

4. Very helpful, always focused on relevant material and better preparing us for the final. Gave good advice on becoming a better writer as well.

5. He has no weakness. Best TA i have ever had. Always willing to meet. A master on the course content. Provided reliable, quick and constructive feedback.

6. akhil was absolutely amazing he summarized everything in section so well- definitely the best ta i have had at yale yet

7. Akhil cared a lot about us and the class and he made sure to help us in whatever way he could. His section was very helpful where he would go through the material pretty thoroughly, so if you ever missed something in lecture you wouldn't be lost later on. I did wish we could have done more discussion in section rather than being asked questions that you could answer just by looking at your notes.

8. Took the time to give clear feedback, Was passionate about the course

9. Akhil was excellent! He led great sections and a wonderful review for the final. He was available to meet for papers and always returned them promptly. I was very happy to have him as my TF:)