Dr. Anamah Tan is a Singaporean family law attorney and lobbyist.
Tan was born in 1940.[1] She earned her law degree from the National University of Singapore in 1963 and was admitted as an advocate and solicitor in Singapore the same year.[2] She initially worked for the Housing and Development Board before entering private practice during the 1970s.[1] Tan became a founding member of the following organizations: Singapore Association of Women Lawyers (1974) and Singapore Council of Women’s Organizations (1980).[3] During the 1980s, Tan was admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales.
In 2000, Tan earned her Doctor of Philosophy in business administration.[2] Tan became the first Singaporean female elected as a member of the United Nations’ Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in 2004. Additionally, during her tenure as a CEDAW member, she simultaneously served as the President of the International Council of Women (ICW) from 2003-2009.[1][4][5]
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- ^ a b c "Doing more, going strong". The Business Times. 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ a b "Ann Tan & Associates, Notary Public & Commissioner For Oaths, A Singapore Law Firm Specializing in Matrimonial, Immigration, and Commercial Law". www.certifiedchinesetranslation.com. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ Milwertz, Cecilia; Iwanaga, Kazuki (2008). Gender Politics in Asia: Women Manoeuvring Within Dominant Gender Orders. NIAS Press. ISBN 9788776940157.
- ^ "Anamah Tan". Singapore Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ "S'pore NGOs submit report on gender inequalities to UN". The Straits Times. 2017-10-04. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
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