I bought these shoes for myself, a woman with a size 9 foot. Unfortunately the M7/W9 was too big. I then purchased the women's 'Wendy' in a size 9. This shoe fits perfectly! Before sending the men's pair back I did a comparison for any woman wanting to know if there is a difference between the shoe 'genders'. The length and width appear to be identical. The difference is in the height of the toe bed as seen in the photo. With that being larger, the entire shoe feels and looks too big. Looking for a M6/W8 is almost impossible to find. Only wish that they made the women's in this same woven fabric top, but will settle for the 'sox' fabric in women's, but still on the search...