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It鈥檚 a myth that women are treated more harshly by the justice system says He decided to look at the statistical evidence听to find out why many people think women are more likely to be sent to prison or given custodial sentences than men. Now he wants to set the record straight. But can statistics tell the whole story? Juliet Lyon from the says the context of these statistics has been ignored. Many women sent to prison are hugely vulnerable; having with听mental health issues,听problems with drugs or alcohol.听

In 1928 Beatrice Pace was听described as听鈥榯he most remarkable woman in England鈥櫶齜y the Sunday Express. She was accused, then acquitted of the murder of her husband by arsenic poisoning. She became something of a national celebrity and听attracted the sympathy of thousands of women worldwide. Her case听led to debates in Parliament about police interrogation methods, overbearing coroners and the plight of poor defendants. Historian , whose book about Beatrice Pace has recently been published, talks听about criminal justice, celebrity culture and British society between the wars.

is an award-winning actress and theatre director, known for roles including Electra, Hedda Gabler, Medea and Richard II.听She is also known to film and television audiences for her role Petunia Dursley in the Harry Potter films or her role portraying Marnie Stonebrook in the HBO series True Blood.听Fiona听is currently appearing in the National Theatre production of 'Scenes from an Execution', in which she plays the free-spirited artist, Galactia.听She joins Jenni to discuss the play鈥檚 themes of sexual politics and the timeless tension between personal ambition and moral responsibility.听

is on at the Lyttleton Theatre at the National Theatre in London听on selected dates until 9 December.

In the four years since last appeared on Woman鈥檚 Hour she has experienced both the grief of losing her mother and the joy of becoming a mother herself.听 These themes are played out in her new album Come Home to Mama and she鈥檚 about to embark on an international tour with her husband and baby in tow.听Martha joins Jenni to describe how the events of the past couple of years have affected her music, and she听performs her track I Am Sorry.

Since the birth of the first test tube baby in 1978 it鈥檚 become possible for a child to have more than two parents. The creation of in vitro fertilization (IVF) started a fundamental change in the way in which families could be created.听, Director, at the University of Cambridge has been studying the new kinds of families created and the emotional health of the children involved.听Susan joins Jenni tomorrow to talk about what really counts for children who grow up in 鈥渘ew family forms鈥�.