Cultural factors

Muslim women in Arabian countries (also in India, Pakistan) wear ‘burkha’ in public places so they wouldn’t fall prey to male gaze and be considered objects of desire and sex. In another part of the world, women flaunt their sexuality by going topless (such as on the beaches of Brazil) or wearing minimum clothing, like bikinis, in public places.

In India, where one-third of the population still lives in poverty, consumers buy tons of gold jewellery each year. India consumes close to 28% of the world’s gold.

I guess these are due to cultural factors.