Should we brief juries involved in sex cases?
Jill Saward, co-founder of Jurors Understanding Rape Is Essential Standard (JURIES) campaign and Helen Reece, Professor in Law at the LSE, speak to Jenni Murray about whether mandatory briefings of juries on myths about rape and sexual violence at the beginning of trials for sexual offences should be introduced.
Award winning poet and playwright Sabrina Mafhouz performs live and reveals what made her move into the arts away from the more formal world of the civil service, her expanding repertoire of written work and why inspiring others to write and perform their poetry is so important to her.
One in ten of the world's adult population is illiterate - nearly two-thirds are women. One charity attempting to tackle the problem is Room to Read. Their Co Founder Erin Ganju talks about the work they're doing to support and educate girls and help them out of poverty.
Are you a die-hard shredder? For the uninitiated, it's a 20 minute workout, which combines cardio and strength training. The woman behind it is Jillian Michaels an American health and wellness expert - she explains why it's so popular and the principle behind it.
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Briefing Juries
The persistence of rape myths – such as that "real rape" only involves a stranger violently assaulting a woman, usually in an isolated place – is one reason often given to explain the UK’s low conviction rate in sexual offence cases. Jenni speaks to Jill Saward, co-founder of ‘Jurors Understanding Rape Is Essential Standard’ (JURIES) campaign and Helen Reece, Professor in Law at the LSE, about whether mandatory briefings of juries on myths about rape and sexual violence at the beginning of trials for sexual offences should be introduced.
Room to Read
One in ten of the world’s adult population is illiterate - nearly two-thirds are women. One charity attempting to tackle the problem is Room to Read. They are working with local women in Africa and Asia, putting teams together to help get girls into education and out of poverty. Jenni talks to the Co-Founder Erin Ganju who is in the UK following a trip to the World Economic Forum at Davos, where she was lobbying world leaders to do more to support global literacy.
Sabrina Mahfouz
Award winning poet and playwright Sabrina Mafhouz joins Jenni to perform live and reveal what made her move into the arts, away from the more formal world of the civil service; her expanding repertoire of written work and why inspiring others to write and perform their poetry is so important to her.
Jillian Michaels - America's self proclaimed Toughest Trainer
Are you a die-hard shredder? For the uninitiated, a shred is a 20 minute workout, which combines cardio and strength training. Jillian Michaels is an American health and wellness guru, the author of the 30 Day Shred and has produced 15 DVDs. Jillian is nearing the end of her tour in the UK and has quite a big following amongst women here. In Woman’s Hour tomorrow, Jenni will find out whether shredding works and why Jillian has so many devotees.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Jenni Murray |
| Interviewed Guest | Jill Saward |
| Interviewed Guest | Erin Ganju |
| Interviewed Guest | Sabrina Mahfouz |
| Interviewed Guest | Helen Reece |
| Interviewed Guest | Jillian Michaels |
| Producer | Beverley Purcell |
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