I think the principle of women tending to look for something that achieves the desired result rather than looking for a way of making use of something they like for itself still applies, Litte Hawk.

I think it applies to musical instruments too. The only people I've ever known to buy strange instruments they don't know anything about, and only then set about learning how to play them and what sort of sound they can get out of them, have been men. My impression is that women are much more likely to fall in love with a sound, and try to find an intrument they can use to make that sound.