In many native societies, Clan Mother carries at least the same weight.

For example, in Rotinnosonni (Mohawk) society, the women held the power of impeachment.  The Chiefs were approved by the Clan Mothers, and it was only they who had the right to remove the men.  If a Chief was not obeying the will of the Clan Mother's circle, she would send a warrior to inform him.  He was always given the chance to have second warning, which was more public.  There would be no third warning, simply, his antlers were removed by force if necessary.

This right of impeachment from the oldest WORKING democracy in the world was studied by Ben Franklin in great detail, as he spent several decades learning it's methods.  (When he invited Thomas Paine to come from England, he recommended that Paine learn basic Mohawk so he could attend the treaty meetings to see democracy in action.  Ben's second greatest income after the Farmer's Almanac was the publication of treaty minutes with the Iroquois.)  Among other practices taken from his understanding of the Iroquois Confederacy was the idea of impeachment.  Sadly, he gave it to the men, though Pelosi doesn't honor the tradition well.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin