PBS series documentary based on a book of the same name that argues the oppression of women worldwide is the "paramount moral challenge" of our time.
Direction
Chermayeff makes celebrity reactions feel earned, not exploitative.
Writing
Kristof's journalism background keeps it uncomfortably specific.
Director
Maro Chermayeff
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The book sparked fierce debate in development economics—critics called it 'poverty porn,' defenders said it mainstreamed feminist foreign policy before #MeToo existed.
Diane Lane's segment on fistula surgery in Ethiopia led to direct donations that funded the hospital's expansion—rare proof that celebrity documentary actually moved money.
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