A call for action: Need to expand the scope of women's health assessment

Addressingandoptimizingthehealthandwell-beingofwomenand girlsisanimportantnationalandglobalagendacontributingtosociety'sstrengthandproductivity.Despitesignificantprogressineliminating gender disparities during the last two decades, the health and well-being of women, girls and gender minorities are still elusivegoalsbecauseofthelimitationsofthecurrentwomen'shealth definition (Burns et al., 2023), assessment research (Siristatidis etal.,2021)andmethods(Weberetal.,2019).Akeychallengefor theassessmentofwomen'shealthisthatself-reporteddatarelated tothebiological,socialandholistichealthneedsofwomenandgirls arelimitedandoftenunreliable.Limitedastheyareincompleteand lack women's perspectives and utilitarian as they can be 'used' to supportorrefutepointsofviewandpoliticalneeds.