Yes, I am female and often wear a man's shoe. How else am I going to get EEEEE width shoes for my "duck feet?" I bought these to wear around the house but they are really more for going out, being heavy and sturdy. Mine are a bit scuffed now, but no more than you would see with any other shoe. I subtracted one star because I am getting some rubbing on the left on the small toe where there's a seam inside the shoe. It may not have been fair to do that though, because it doesn't happen on the right. It is probably just the way that foot is, rather than something inherently wrong with the shoe.