nature's way for reproductive choice in birds.
if only Homo sapiens would.
"All we know for certain is that there must be some kind of meaningful relationship between the males’ songs and the females’ breeding decisions.
For the purposes of evolution (and these purposes do count in the long run),
the females seem to be in charge. They make the decisions that count."
yes, apparently there were once matriarchal societies,
even now in Indonesia, in which at least lineage is through the female.