She never leaves home without it. No need to discourage the girls from purse carrying. They can safely and securely purse carry... they just have to get the right purse. Every purse my wife purchases now (and she is really into her purses) she evaluates everything from dedicated compartments for her XD9sc, straps that will allow for cross-body carry, heavy duty straps and hardware, avoiding unnecessary dangly hardware that jingles (draws unwanted attention), etc...

She also holster carries on occasion, but mostly purse carries. It is convenient, secure (with the cross-body), and allows her to have her hand on the grip and ready to draw when walking to the car without giving away that she is carrying. Going on three years now and I can't think of a single time when I've asked "are you packing" where her response wasn't "What do you think? Always!"