In 2004, Dr Anamah Tan successfully sought a seat on the United Nations’ Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (UN CEDAW) She was the first, and so far only, Singaporean to be elected to the committee
She was also a founder member of the Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations and served as its president from 1991 to 2000 and the president of the ASEAN Confederation of Women’s Organisations from 2000 to 2002
Together with her associate, Ms Sarah Mae Thomas, they tell us what exactly do women go through during a divorce proceeding? What are some rights that women have access to that are commonly unknown? Are women entitled to alimony? How has technology disrupted the legal indusry?