even though men's fashion options are laughable compared to women's(just count number of men's stores in your nearest shopping mall), but they still find a way screw you. look up some nice sneakers in 100-200 range and compare price of the same model between male and female version. female is going to be 25%-50% cheaper. and no, it is not because of the size. there are many men with smaller feet that are 1 or 2 sizes off from female sizes, so that is not an excuse.