Dame Carol has been described as a visionary reformer for her work on women’s rights and advancement in the Pacific region. She has facilitated major legislative reforms on rape and sexual assault, as well as new legislation on child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. She has implemented programs to reduce poverty and secure the rights of women, the country`s Indigenous peoples and people with a disability. In 2007 was awarded the PNG International Woman of Courage Award by the Secretary of State of the USA, and named Pacific Person of the Year. In 2008 was the recipient of the Regional Rights Resource Team Pacific Human Rights Award, and in 2009 she received the Cross of Knight in the Order of the Legion d’Honneur, the highest award for a non-French citizen. Dame Carol represents Oceania on the FIFA Committee for Fair Play and Social Responsibility, is the Pacific representative on the Board of the Commonwealth of Learning, an International Advisor on the Board of the Cairns Institute, and is a member of the Global Commission on HIV and the Law.