Blog posts by Jolene Tan: 2012
Equality in the family and Sharia law bodies
by Jolene Tan // 3 April 2012, 12:00
Image shows the logo of the Supreme Court. Shared by d-notice under a Creative Commons license. Pupil barrister Charlotte Rachael Proudman writes in the Independent about her experiences representing Muslim women at Sharia councils and Muslim Arbitration Tribunals across...
Statement on UN Commission on the Status of Women
by Jolene Tan // 29 March 2012, 09:00
Image shows a feminist fist spray-painted onto a wall. Shared by Eva the Weaver under a Creative Commons license. The Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD), Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID), International Women's Health Coalition...
Weekly round-up and open thread
by Jolene Tan // 19 March 2012, 08:39
Image shows a pitcher plant Good morning, and welcome to the weekly thread of links! (And there are a lot of them this week.) Comments are open for you to post anything we missed or just have a feminist chat....
A new month, and new guest bloggers
by Jolene Tan // 1 March 2012, 12:24
Image shows a fountain pen. Shared by jochemberends under a Creative Commons license. Many thanks to Harriet S H and Breish Rowe, our guest bloggers for last month, for their contributions! Despite its heroic leap year efforts, however, February has...
Domestic worker rights under threat - again
by Jolene Tan // 1 March 2012, 10:42
Image shows domestic workers protesting in London. Some are holding signs, reading for example "We are workers, not visitors" and "Domestic work is not slavery". Shared by Charles Hutchins under a Creative Commons license. It was protested last summer,...
Women in prison: Styal inspection and briefing on foreign nationals
by Jolene Tan // 27 January 2012, 09:38
Image shows a revolving door. Used under a Creative Commons License, courtesy of Dan4th on Flickr. Trigger warning: this post and links in it contain descriptions of self-harm. A report following an unannounced inspection of Styal women's prison by...
Founder of The F-Word, Catherine Redfern, has co-authored a new book with Kristin Aune. Find out more at the 
