From the time of Buddha to the present, there has always been the problem of male superiority over female. In the past, there was significant gender discrimination in Tibet's education system and recruitment efforts, such as Tseekhang and Tse schools, which were set up only for men, and government positions were held almost exclusively by men. This long-standing habit and way of thinking has led to the neglect of women's potential, limited their social development and opportunities, and made Tibetan women not treated equally in society.

In some areas of Tibet in the past, women were not allowed to touch men's belongings or sit among them. It was thought that it was too dirty for women to give birth at home and that they needed to go to cow sheds and pigpens to give birth and deliver the babies themselves. Or there's a room on the ground floor reserved for women giving birth. Even after giving birth, women are not allowed to interact or communicate with men for about a month.

The educational system in Tibet has a long history, with origins dating back to the Fibeta Mepor period. Tibetan women had access to education since the Tibetan Dynasty. But there is very little literature about women, and most literature describes women as ornaments for men whether she is a queen, a noblewoman or a professional woman. Beginning in 1920, more girls were able to begin their education. However, gender inequality still exists in the traditional education system. Boys and girls have very different lifestyles when they finish school. Boys can go straight to administrative or government jobs after graduation. But for girls, even if they do well in education and belong to noble families, they have no free choice about their future. For those girls, the future is either marriage or becoming a nun. Because before 1950, there was a big gap in privilege and power between men and women. People thought it was enough for a girl to be able to read and write, so even girls from good family backgrounds were forced to drop out of school when they were of marriageable age. This directly leads to the lack of opportunities for Tibetan women in recruitment.