Under the direction of former TV producer Faith D'Aluisio, a team of renowned women photojournalists and interviewers traveled the world to take a closer look at the lives of statistically representative women in 20 countries.

In first-person interviews of startling candor, the women share their feelings about family, children, money, love, sex, and marriage. These interviews, together with 375 stunning full-color photographs, create a powerful multicultural portrait of the half of humanity that all too often remains invisible.