Shirley Kaye Randell Explained

Shirley Kaye Randell
Occupation:Educator, advocate, mentor and leader

Shirley Kaye Randell (born 8 March 1940) is an educator, advocate, mentor and leader. She is an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), having received the award in 2010 for her services to international relations through education, public sector, institutional reform and economic empowerment of women in Australia, the Pacific, Asia and Africa.

Boards, councils and committees

Randell is a board member of the Australian Government Women’s Alliance – Economic Security for Women,[1] the indigo foundation, and Paper Crown Institute of Canada.[2] She is an Ambassador of Dignity Ltd, the Australian Centre for Leadership for Women (ACLW),[2] Women’s International Cricket League/FairBreak and The International Alliance for Women (TIAW).[2] She is a member of the Graduate Women International Projects Committee, the Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund Development Committee, and sits on the several editorial boards including the BioMedical-Central Women’s Health Journal.[3] As of 2021 she is president of the Independent Scholars Association of Australia Council (ISAA).[4]

Achievements and awards

Randell was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 1988[5] and promoted to Officer (AO) in 2010.[6] Randell has received the Distinguished Alumna Award, from the University of New England[7] for "international promotion of women’s rights" and the University of Canberra,[8] The Financial Review/Westpac Inaugural Australian100 Women of Influence[9] and The International Alliance of Women 100 World of Difference Awards for "contributions to economic empowerment of women in the community".[10]

Publications

Randell has contributed to reports including: the Commonwealth report Evaluation of the Impact of Rwandan Women’s Political Leadership on Democracy and Development,[11] and the joint ILO-UNESCO report Violence and Insecurity in Schools for Teaching Personnel: Impact on Educational Access.[9]

References

  1. https://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/qb/qb2010/Media Notes AO %28final%29.pdf
  2. Web site: Management. Paper Crown Institute. en-US. 2018-01-31.
  3. Boodhun. Nawsheen. 2015-03-15. BMC Women's Health reviewer acknowledgement 2014. BMC Women's Health. 15. 27. 10.1186/s12905-015-0168-3. 1472-6874. 4359771 . free .
  4. Web site: About ISAA. 2021-05-15. Independent Scholars Association of Australia.
  5. Web site: Dr Shirley Kaye Randell. 2021-01-04. It's An Honour.
  6. Web site: Professor Shirley Kaye Randell. 2021-01-04. It's An Honour.
  7. News: Graduate honoured for international promotion of women's rights. 2010-06-23. UNE News and Events. 2018-01-31. en-US.
  8. Web site: Distinguished Alumni - University of Canberra. www.canberra.edu.au. en. 2018-01-31.
  9. http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_dialogue/---sector/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_214122.pdf
  10. Web site: 2013 World of Difference 100 Award Recipients Page 8 - The International Alliance for Women. www.tiaw.org. en. 2018-01-31.
  11. Randell. Shirley K. Impact of Rwandan Women's Political Leadership on Democracy and Development Evaluation Report. en.