21.   Islam prohibits women from wearing male dresses.

22.   One antiquated law, for example, prohibited women from participating in boxing matches and was recently overturned by the legislature.

23.   The amendment came after a proposal was rejected to explicitly prohibit women from teaching during worship when men are present.

24.   The commission ruled Thursday on a complaint against Radio Islam, a Johannesburg station that has prohibited women from going on air under a strict interpretation of Islamic law.

25.   The customs of many Mexican Indian groups prohibit women from voting and reject direct representation in favor of collective decision-making by councils of elders or village assemblies.

26.   The report notes Barbados and Jamaica prohibit women from claiming maternity leave more than three times during their working lives.

27.   The station has prohibited women from going on air under a strict interpretation of Islamic law.

28.   They also have prohibited women from working and going to school.

29.   Women were kept from voting in one region, where conservative Muslim leaders say their religion prohibits women from taking part in government.

30.   Women were also prohibited from wearing trousers.