All government vaccinators were men and Muslim practices prohibit men from touching women who were not relatives.

Israeli officials said they had also prohibited such men from traveling from Gaza to the West Bank to work.

Anti-miscegenation laws in many states prohibited Chinese men from marrying white women.

This eventually led to a ban in 1931 that prohibited Chinese men from interacting with Samoan women on all grounds.

With tensions running high, Israel prohibited men under 45 to attend Friday Prayer at the mosque.

Even the local women's club has no bylaw prohibiting men, said Camille Odierna, a member.

Cultural taboos related to prohibiting women and men eating improper foods during and after childbirth.