I am a women with smallish hands and I bought a medium. I love these so much I bought a second pair. I wear them when using my mandolin slicer, my grater, and to hold slippery potatoes when using my vegetable peeler. No more knicks or bloody knuckles. I gifted a larger pair to a hunter in the family who uses them when field dressing deer, moose and gutting fish. The wash great and are comfortable to wear.