MARIA RUSSO QUESTIONS: Visualizing the Body: Western Theories and African Subjects

What purpose does catcalling call to the guy; does he think that he might score a date by doing so, or is he simply trying to show off to his friends? If a woman found someone to be attractive on the street, should she catcall him or her just as men do? Would doing so serve as a means of 'getting even' with male society in general, or would she simply be stooping to its level?