Is Joint Enterprise being used unjustly? A career in virology. A true crime quest. My life in shoes
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 December 2020
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Is the continued use of Joint Enterprise, where an individual can be jointly convicted of the crime of another, unjust?
Next week, 800,000 doses of the first coronavirus vaccine will be available. It seems female scientists scientists have been front and centre of the work. According to The Royal College of Pathologists nearly half of their members who specialise in virology are women. We hear from Dr Katrina Pollock from Imperial College, London and Professor Trudie Lang from University of Oxford Both institutions are leaders in virology and work closely together. They tell us about working in the field and what it's like as a career for a woman. Plus we hear from trainee Lydia Gale.
Why did Becky Cooper spend a decade investigating the death, 50 years ago, of Harvard student Jane Britton?
Plus we continue in our series of my life in shoes: Ciara Jones emailed to tell us about the shoes that have given her hope. From her mum’s high heels when she was stuck in flat black leather shoes after hip treatment, to the bubblegum pink stilettoes she’s looking forward to wearing after covid, Ciara shares her stories with us today.
Presenter Krupa Padhy Producer Beverley Purcell
Guest; Becky Clarke Guest; Clare Warren Guest; Emma Torr Guest; Becky Cooper Guest; Professor Trudie Lang Guest; Dr Katrina Pollock Guest; Ciara Jones Guest; Lydia Gale
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| 0:34.4 | You're listening to Kruppapardi with the Thursday edition of the Woman's Hour podcast. |
| 0:39.8 | Hello, thank you for joining us. |
| 0:41.8 | We're looking at a new report that finds women are being |
| 0:44.7 | jailed for violent crimes they did not commit under what is called joint enterprise. We'll |
| 0:50.7 | explain that all. In the next, in our series of my life in shoes, one listener will tell us about her journey from flat black |
| 0:58.8 | leather kiddie pumps to bubblegum pink stilettos, quite the endearing tale. |
| 1:04.0 | And the murder of a young graduate student at Harvard University 50 years ago, |
| 1:10.0 | that's the subject of a new book which sheds light on that long unresolved case. the us via the website or text us on 84844 or find us on |
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| 1:30.6 | it's been all eyes on those men and women in lab coats in recent months. |
| 1:35.2 | Those scientists who let's, you know, who probably didn't think they were going to be in the spotlight, |
| 1:41.2 | quite like they have been in recent months but they are trying to |
| 1:44.8 | find us away out of the pandemic and now they brought us some good news. |
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