Badge of shame, which came in many forms for both men and women such as burning off pubic hair, shaving off hair, and even wearing of specific icons or marks, was synonymous to the Mark of Cain which originated in the story of Adam and Eve,
A badge of shame, also a symbol of shame, a mark of shame or a stigma, is typically a distinctive symbol required to be worn by a specific group or an individual for the purpose of public humiliation, ostracism or persecution. Punitive depilation of men, especially burning off pubic hair, was intended as a mark of shame in ancient Mediterranean cultures where male body hair was valued. Women who committed adultery have also been forced to wear specific icons or marks, or had their hair shorn, as a badge of shame. The biblical "Mark of Cain" can be interpreted as synonymous with a badge of shame. The curse of Cain and the mark of Cain are phrases that originated in the story of Adam and Eve in the Hebrew Bible. 
