Women’s health is not an asterisk
We’re working to slam shut the health data gap.
The Asterisk Writers
Veronica Kirin
Founder
Veronica Kirin is a serial entrepreneur with a tech exit in 2018 and an anthropologist with an award-winning book. She is recognized as a Forbes NEXT 1,000 business leader and a BEQ 40 LGBTQ Leaders Under 40. She launched Asterisk due to her own health challenges to address the disparities that all women face in medicine.
Cali Pastor
Med Student
Cali is an international medical student based in Spain with a strong background in bilingual patient care, clinical communications, and global health. She is passionate about bridging clinical insight with accessible, inclusive education. Outside of her studies, she founded a mentorship platform that supports international students navigating medical careers, and remains deeply committed to advancing equity in women’s health and the future of patient-centered care.
Reports
We put out regular resource-rich disease-specific reports highlighting the data gap and designed to help you self-advocate with your doctor.
Asterisk wants to acknowledge the use of the term “women” as a term that has been both inclusive and exclusive of trans, assigned-female-at-birth (AFAB), intersex and others who have been discriminated by traditional Western medicine. We are currently using the term over other intersectional terminology (womxn, FLINTA*, etc.) to ensure the continuity of data collection from a biological sex perspective.