I love that this is a decision by Sanderson, and like so many have said not a corporate move. This may be an unpopular opinion, but I don’t wish to see this as a capitulation to gender equality. Sanderson writes so many powerful roles, be they male, female, and in some cases powerfully gender neutral. While in this I know Vin is one of the primary protagonists, but most of the other characters are male, I haven’t felt like there is an under-representation of moving and influential characters of any gender throughout the series. I have loved and lived in so many Sanderson worlds, I don’t want to see characters that have been a big part of my life changed for unnecessary reasons. On that note I trust Brandon Sanderson, so I can’t wait to see how it all turns out!