Why are there more male lineage holders and reincarnated lamas than female?
Buddhism has been mainly promoted by organizations which are largely dominated by men. For instance, almost all of the Karmapas were monks, and their traditional seats were monk monasteries, so it would have been hard for a female incarnation to be accepted in this climate. Besides, women may have enjoyed fewer opportunities in pursuing the spiritual path or they may have faced challenges in gathering as many students around them as men on a similar spiritual level. However, both male and female have the same potential to develop spiritual qualities. There were many female lineage holders i n the past such as Machig Lhadron who founded the transmission lineage of the Chöd of Mahamudra, Machig Dropa Gyalmo, who initiated the practice of the longevity Buddha Amitayus. Gelongma Pamo, who introduced the Njungne fasting ritual. Niguma, who started a special female transmission lineage of six doctrine, Sukhasiddhi who was known for the six doctrines of Sukhasiddhi and the famous Yeshe Tsogya
