Well consider the roles women play in the game, and then as I have link them to something relevant.. i.e. Laguna and squall in the case of the initial post.

You could discuss, the storng role women have in the world (edea, Edel) even the capain (Xu) is a women. And Quistis a women...women seem to play very strong roles both politically and in the military.

Or you may wish to flourish on Laguans and women os Squall as I have done. Even the relationship between Rinoa and Squall relies on Laguans failure in the past...and the fact that Julia died (as all Lagunas women seem to do. hehehe that another point) made rinoa resent her father and establish the Owls faction group (oh look here another woman reference to power)...so clearly in 1 minute I have shown the consistency of the power women have in ff8. The designers were really saying something profound here, but in the usuall ff8 style it impresses the sub-conscious intellect and doesnt literally say .... Women are important in this game...We identify it via reflection. I wish more FF games worked on this level when presenting themes.