
Articles in Category: About
Dame Carol Kidu DBE MP
Dame Carol Kidu has joined ACLW as its Asia Pacific Patron.
Dame Carol Kidu, (a teacher by profession) was first elected to Parliament in Papua New Guinea in 1997 and retired in the 2012 election. Between 2002 and 2012, she was the only woman in the 109 member Papua New Guinea Parliament and...
ACLW Achievements 2000 - Current
ACLW Timeline
August 2000
CLW founded by Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey
Vision of CLW launched:
To empower women to develop their own style of leadership based on a combination of their individual strengths and an understanding of leadership theory and practice.
Mission of...
Vision for ACLW
Transform - Empower - Recognise - Globalize - Give Back
The Australian Centre for Leadership for Women (ACLW) commenced in 2000. This virtual Centre holds a strong position in the landscape of women and leadership in Australia and internationally. Its distinctive identity has emerged from focusing on the mindsets and achievements of female and male...
Executive Director
Diann Rodgers-Healey PhD MEd BA DipEd GCertBusCoach
Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey is the Executive Director of the Australian Centre for Leadership for Women (ACLW) a virtual Centre at www.leadershipforwomen.com.au which she founded in 2000.
Through the Centre she has...
Patrons of ACLW
Patron in Chief
Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC, Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia
Australian Patrons
Sir Gustav Nossal AC, CBE, FAA, FRS
Professor Shirley Randell AO, PhD, FACE, FAIM, FAICD, AIE Director of the Centre for Gender, Culture and Development...
Contact ACLW
The Australian Centre for Leadership for Women (ACLW)
PO Box 3144 Minnamurra NSW 2533
Administration: admin@leadershipforwomen.com.au
Email Executive Director: diann@leadershipforwomen.com.au
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The Australian Centre for Leadership for Women (ACLW) is open to all to assist women interested in women's issues and leadership, particularly in Australia.
There are no membership fees to join ACLW. Your details are kept confidential and not sold to any other party.
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Dr Jocelynne Scutt
Dr Jocelynne Scutt is a Barrister and Human Rights lawyer, writer and commentator. Dr Scutt has worked with the Australian Institute of Criminology and as director of research with the Legal and Constitutional Committee of the parliament of Victoria. She practices mainly at the Victorian and...
Lorraine Denny
Lorraine Denny has worked in training and professional development for twenty years. She has a passion for supporting people, especially women, to learn new skills that will make a difference in both their professional and personal lives and enable them to reach their full potential. Lorraine has...
Nazhat Shameem
Nazhat Shameem is a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of Fiji and a barrister of the Inner Temple London. She is a graduate of Sussex University, England, where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Law and of the University of Cambridge where she obtained a Masters in Law degree...
Patron in Chief
Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC, Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia
Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce (BA. LLB (Qld). Hon LLD (Macquarie). Hon DLitt (Charles Sturt). Hon DUniv (Griffith). Hon DU (QUT). Hon LLD (Qld). Hon DUniv (JCU) was born in Brisbane in 1942 and...
Professor Shirley Randell AO, Kigali Institute of Education Rwanda
Professor Shirley Randell (PhD, MEd, BEd, DipREd) was born on 8 March 1940 in Perth. She was educated at Perth Modern School and the Universities of Papua New Guinea, Canberra, New England and London where she took degrees in education and philosophy. As a leading expert in Public Sector and...
Sir Gustav Nossal AC CBE FAA FRS
Sir Gustav Nossal was born in Austria in 1931, and came to Australia in 1939. In 1965 he was appointed Director of The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, a position he held from 1965-1996. Sir Gustav is currently a consultant for the World Health Organization and the...
Somaly Mam - ACLW's Asia Pacific Patron
Somaly Mam is ACLW's Asia Pacific Patron.
Born to a tribal minority family in the Mondulkiri province of Cambodia, Somaly Mam began life in extreme poverty. With limited options as a severely marginalized ethnic group, and living in unimaginable despair, her family often resorted to...
Sue Conde AM Fmr President UNIFEM Australia
Sue Conde is the former President of Unifem Australia. She is currently Co-Chair of the Sydney Chapter Australian National Committee for UN Women.
Sue has held various Executive Leadership positions at State and National levels of Girl Guides Australia serving as Deputy Chief...
Affiliation with Women's National Secretariat and NGOs
The Australian Centre for Leadership for Women (ACLW) is a community partner with the White Ribbon Foundation in Australia and supports the White Ribbon Campaign.
The Australian Centre for Leadership for Women (ACLW) is a Member of the following National Women's Secretariat enabling CLW to...
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