Hi All!
A woman's anatomy is of course much different than a male's :smile: As such, holsters intended for a man will generally be really uncomfortable for her, and might not work at all. Several custom makers offer holsters specifically for women. Shoulder rigs are also a viable alternative, as are pocket holsters.
As a side note: Guys will often pick a gun for their wives that they would not even consider carrying themselves. The mentality seems to be something along the lines of "a little gun for the little lady". This could get her killed. You see, many attacks against females are motivated by a hatred of women and a desire to dominate them. As such, these attacks can be particularily brutal. If she were to resist, but do so unsuccessfully, the consequences could be pretty grim.
Where am I going with this? Well, as I have done before, I'll quote the late (and great) Elmer Keith when he said," Shoot the biggest damn gun that you can handle". His remarks were in the context of dangerous game, but there is nothing more dangerous on Earth than a predatory human, so I think that it fits here, too. So, if a female (intended) victim shoots a bad guy (BG) with some wimpy caliber or does not place the shot properly, what comes next? He'll probably kill her. Whereas in the same situation, you (as a guy) have probably been in a few fist fights in your (miss-spent) youth, and probably weigh 100 or so pounds more than said female. So, you would at least have some chance of dealing with a BG hand to hand, but in the same situation a woman has no "plan B". She is totally dependant upon the firearm (and her skill level in employing it) for her survival.
So guys, the moral of the story is not to fix your bride up with a gun that you would consider inadequate for yourself to employ in a defensive situation.