Khatera Yekta is a Postgraduate researcher at the University of Southampton, Department of Politics and International Relations. She has a bachelor's degree in Political Science and a master's degree in International Relations.
She has served as the head of the faculty of Political Science at Siraj Institute of Higher Education and as a university lecturer at several universities including Khatam Al Nabieen University, Karwan University, and Siraj Institute of Higher Education.
Besides teaching, she was a member of the research committee at Karwan University and other research centers. She is a reseracher and Women's Rights activist in Afghanistan.