Having 2 types of magic is intriguing.
As for the gender representation this is another fine example of hypocrisy on the part of so called feminists. There are a significant number of games with female protagonists (which is great btw) and as noted the prior entry in the Final Fantasy universe utilised one. If games that are dominated by female characters are not sexist then the same rule must apply in reverse. Otherwise there is no consistency or logic in the argument.