Six girls from six different countries are the focus of I AM A GIRL, a documentary that examines what it means to be a young woman in a world largely run by men. The girls, who range in age from 16 to 19, have much in common, though their lives are very different. The most obvious contrast is between the two from developed nations -- Katie from Australia and Breani from the United States -- and the other four, who live in much different circumstances in Asia and Africa. Certainly Katie and Breani have more comfortable lives than Aziza, who lives in Afghanistan; Manu, who's about to give birth in Papua New Guinea; Habiba, a teen bride in Cameroon; and Kimsey, a Cambodian prostitute. But what they all share is the struggle to define themselves, sometimes with support from -- and sometimes despite -- their families. It becomes clear that while each must overcome different hurdles, they're all fighting a similar fight for the right to not to be defined by men.