ladies and gentlemen

I know I've had a lack of sleep thanks to the thoughts that I've pondered in my mind for quite a while now and I'm not sure if the things I'm questioning are a result of feeling tired or if it's even imporant but ever wondered why men have such elegant words for them while women don't? I mean men have the words guys, gentleman, boys, males, man to assisociate themselves while women have girls, woman, females ... the only elegant sounding word for women is lady. So why is this the way it is? Ever wondered the same thing?