Magic and martial Techniques shift the “normal” gender roles of the nations of the Continent away from what we of the real-world Earth are historically used to and into a nearly-perfect parity between the genders.

The fact that someone who is 5 feet tall and weighs 100 pounds can Impale or Crush a monster just as easily as a hulking warrior, or use the Repel spell to drive a dire beast off a cliff, makes the physical restraints of biological gender much less impactful on cultural mores. Skill and speed make far more of a difference than the limitations of reach, size, or muscle, when magic and techniques are taken into account.

Having real and active Saints and Spirits of all genders taking part in combat, caretaking, and rulership also significantly detracts from any ideas that any gender has roles that it “should” or “should not” do.