In celebration of International Women’s Day, the award recognizes 20 Buddhist women, including Martine Batchelor and Pamela Ayo Yetunde. 

How two women ascetics practice outside the limits of a sacred mountain and the gender barriers that forbid them access

Over 1,000 monastics, laypeople, and practitioners from around the world gathered online for the 17th biennial conference to discuss gender equality issues in Buddhism.