Female Roegadyn and Male Miqo'te

[Kobushi]

Yes agreed, i also feel this way (besides the point that i find it somewhat disturbing to have opposite gender of these races). It's more so that it gives the game a twist in that sense. Makes them stand out and more unique and i think this was obviously SE's intention from the start and i think it's good.
My complaint regarding races would have been more regarding why they introduced the exact same races as FFXI under different names. Unless it is linked to FFXI and vanadiel, it's not original or unique seeing them as it's a completely different game.. but.. that's for another thread.

It's a FF thing, like theres alwyas moogles and chocbos and a Cid in every game, ff tactics advance and ff XII dont seem to be linked in anyway but the world and races are the same

[Ramsey]

Female Roegadyn are strong, tall women. The Admiral of Limsa Lominsa is a female Roegadyn. Yoshida has stated that the plan is to have male Mi'qote and female Roegadyn playable in time for PS3 launch (not just in the game, as again, female Roegadyn already are.)

There has been no talk of female highlanders as far as I am aware. The highlander was an answer to western gamers wanting a more "manly" human option, it's unlikely there are plans to create a female version, but we can hope?

FFXI did feature male mithra, in the form of an NPC and various mentions of others from far away nations. The idea in FFXI was that mithra were essentially a female dominated race, where male births were infrequent, and often became important peoples due to their rarity. (Most likely inspired by greater cat societies such as Lions)

On the other hand, Galkas reproduced through reincarnation, and though they were commonly referred to as males, were a-sexual. The point is, that was FFXI, this is not. We can continue to enjoy the world of FFXI and its characters, but FFXIV is a different game, I don't think more variety for players is a bad thing at all.