Hey now it could be a Norse witch. In Norse mythology magic was just a thing women could do, it was something deprived from the experience of womanhood. Hence why Odin lived as a woman for a time, he is too much of a knowledge hoarder. Loki on the other hand is a gender fluid slut and the mother of monsters.

In summary mages can be women, trans, gender fluid, or a dude willing to try new things for knowledge and power.