The practice or rule prohibiting women from entering or participating (usually for religious or traditional reasons); a custom barring female admission to certain places or events.
その古い神社には今でも女人禁制の場所がある。
That old shrine still has areas where women are not allowed to enter.
かつて多くの山岳信仰で女人禁制が行われていた。
In the past, many mountain-religion practices enforced bans on women.
現代社会では女人禁制という慣習は人権の観点から批判されることが多い。
In modern society, the custom of barring women is often criticized from a human-rights perspective.