Yes! Size matters! For pruners anyway. You know when they for you're hands just right. Good hand-fit means better grip! Why would a pair that fit a man's large hands be ok fit a woman's smaller hands? Worse, they are usual packaged so your can't try them on for size. I had one pair that fit my hand like a glove . I lost them course even though they were red. I found them 6 months later up in the roof! They were badly rusted but worked like a charm! ETA without being chauvinistic great quality tools made for small-sized women would be a boon as they do garden gloves, shoes, and hats! Some of us are simply smaller than men but often equally capable.