padawanlost:

Because
there were 12 seats in the Council and only 2 were occupied by women? And because
in the 13 years covered by the Prequels 20 beings sat on the Council and only 5
of them were women.

The rank of
master was the highest ranking one could achieve within the Order. If we
consider some of the most popular Jedi Masters (35 individuals) during the PT
years, 23 of them are male and only 12 are female. Out of these 23, 16 were
part of the Jedi Council or were considered for the position.

Female Jedi
Masters (13): Aayla Secura, Siri Tachi, Tahl, Stass Allie, Adi Gallia, Depa
Billaba, Jocasta Nu, Luminara Unduli, Yaddle, Shaak Ti, Tiplar, Tiplee,

Female
Masters on the Jedi Council (5): Stass Allie, Adi Gallia, Depa Billaba, Yaddle,
Shaak Ti.

Male Jedi
Masters (23): Dooku, Kit Fisto, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ki-Adi-Mundi, Plo Koon, Pong
Krell, Eeth Koth, Quinlan Vos, Mace Windu, Agen Kolar, Yoda, Saesee Tiin, Sifo-Dyas,
Even Piell, Yarael Poof, Qui-Gon Jinn, Coleman Kcaj, Oppo Rancisis, Coleman
Trebor, Ima-Gun Di, Cin Drallig, J’oopi Shé, Tera Sinube.

Male
Masters on the Jedi Council or considered for the position (18):  Dooku, Kit Fisto, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ki-Adi-Mundi,
Plo Koon, Eeth Koth, Mace Windu, Agen Kolar, Yoda, Saesee Tiin, Sifo-Dyas, Even
Piell, Yarael Poof, Qui-Gon Jinn, Coleman Kcaj, Oppo Rancisis, Coleman Trebor.

78% of the male
Jedi Masters were eventually considered for joining the Jedi Council and only
38% of the women. If you were a female Jedi the odds of you becoming a Master
and ever joining the Council were slim but if you were male, the odds would be
in your favor.

Of course,
this is probably the result of Star Wars being a male centric adventure. The
real blame should go to the writers but that doesn’t change the fact they
constructed a narrative that makes the Jedi Order and the world in general look
extremely biased against women (especially women of color).