slight double post because I feel I should elaborate, making a gearset usable by both genders does not "double the workload"

concept art can be reused
textures can be reused
helmet can be reused
gloves can be resused
boots can be reused
trousers can be reused

the only thing that has to be remodeled is the chest piece, and even that has to be done anyway in the case of female roegadyn and lalafell, who can't use the midlander models of their respective gender without alteration.