No worries! Like I said before, I acquired it and figured she might like it to have at her apartment.This. Not to knock the OP, because any gun is better than no gun, but a lot of women (and men) have the idea that a smaller handgun is better for women. In my opinion and experience, it's the exact opposite. My view on handguns for women (women that are new to shooting in particular) is that it needs to be the biggest, heaviest, longest sight radius gun you can find, and that most likely 9mm will be as much recoil as they are comfortable with practicing with. With proper instruction on grip and stance, shooting a full-size .45 is no issue, but will be more recoil than they are comfortable with shooting a lot of.
I took a female friend who decided she should look into getting a gun shooting for the first time a couple of weekends ago. After shooting a Ruger Mark III, M&P9, M&P9 full size, LCP .380, and 1911's in .45 and 9mm, she loved the M&P9 full size and the 1911 in 9mm. Good and heavy, smooth recoil, long enough sight radius she could put round on target, and great trigger.
Again, not knocking you, OP, but I'd bet you a Coke your friend would be willing to trade or sell the Bersa for a bigger, heavier model in 9mm if she had the chance to shoot them side by side. She'll be more willing to practice and be will more accurate with something that doesn't bite her and she can hit with.
This is all for a home defense gun...for a carry gun, yeah, the Bersa is a great choice.