The Gender Divide - a poem

A poem to celebrate a few of the differences between the sexes.

When drama lies.
When the cast confesses
When women are actors.
Instead of actresses
When the reward is the art
But a gold statue is preferred
Then equality sits down
Without a word

When recruiting the jobs
That ladies do.
Marketing pharma
Or selling a shoe.
Then Pankhurst’s dreams
Seem like distant tales
And equality sits down
And files its nails

When sport is a leveller
Though men are much faster
And women play golf
But they call it the Masters
Then the gender divide
Becomes slightly absurd
And equality sits down
Without a word