Woman's Hour - 05/11/2008

Presented by Jane Garvey. Children's author Malorie Blackman talks about her latest novel Double Cross and what it has to say to young adult readers. Should shoplifting be treated as a more serious crime? Jane talks to Conservative MP Anne McIntosh and the director of Prison Reform Trust Juliet Lyon. What impact will the new US president's election have on women? Jane talks to Margo Miller of Democrats Abroad, who was a Hillary Clinton delegate earlier this year, and also to Malorie Blackman. Khadiga Hussein, the founder of Sudanese Mothers for Peace, and Mildred Sharra from ActionAid in Malawi join Jane to disuss what needs to be done to enable women to fully participate in decision-making in Africa. Louise Adamson visits the Merseyside Maritime Museum to meet curator Rachel Mulhearn and discuss a particular exhibit: an apron which was worn by one of the passengers on board the Titanic. Including drama: A Life of Chekhov (3/5).