Strategic diversity and inclusion initiatives at Melbourne Business School

In this episode of the +1 Podcast, Dr Medo Pournader interviews Professor Tava Olsen, Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management and Deputy Dean of Academic at the Melbourne Business School.Growing up in Auckland and obtaining her PhD in Standford University, Tava moved to Missouri to teach at Washington University’s Olin Business School, before returning to New Zealand a decade later as a professor.Tava is involved with the overall strategic initiatives concerning diversity and inclusion at Melbourne Business School. In this podcast episode, Tava talks about gender issues in academia, including academic assessment and teaching evaluation, and how the MBS has initiated some strategies and programs to encourage diversity in academic fields.The +1 Podcast is produced by the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Business and Economics and Melbourne Business School Joint Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee. The Committee can be contacted via [email protected]: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers’ own and may not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the University of Melbourne or the Melbourne Business School. The material and information presented here is intended for general information purposes only.