My wife got into shooting a couple years ago. Some days she out shoots me by a lot, some days she's just off. That's ok with me though. When she first got her CC permit she felt much more comfortable with a revolver and bought herself a Ruger LCR in 38 Special and shot it well. After sitting her down and explaining to her how guns work and teaching her how to disassemble a semi auto she felt much more comfortable with them as well and eventually bought herself a Shield which she now carries all the time. I didn't try to talk her into either, rather trained her on both and let her decide.