Description
AsteriskDAO is dedicated to addressing disparities in women's health by tackling the lack of health data specific to women. Founded by Veronica Kirin, a serial entrepreneur and anthropologist, the organization was launched in response to her own health challenges. The team, which includes medical students and researchers with backgrounds in psychology, genomics, and clinical care, produces resource-rich, disease-specific reports that highlight gaps in health data and help individuals self-advocate with their doctors. Asterisk also runs a public fundraising campaign to support women's health initiatives, invites outside contributors to write for its publication, and offers sponsorship opportunities for its reports and whitepapers. The organization explicitly acknowledges the complexity of the term "women," using it primarily to maintain continuity in data collection from a biological sex perspective while recognizing its inclusive and exclusive history.