“GGs … what essential items should a woman have in her purse? (besides money, keys, ID, etc)”
Not a stupid question. I’m deliberately giving advice a man might be less likely to think of here.
Extra hair ties or pins, depending on your hairstyle. They both have a tendency to break or fall out.
If you are going out made up some make-up removing wipes. I don’t wear makeup often, so am prone to forgetting and rubbing my mascara and the smudges need something stronger than water to budge.
In my day bag I take a tiny sewing kit for fallen buttons, downed hems and split seams. This is very old-fashioned advice, but I’ve helped a lot of people with quick repairs.
Continuing with old fashioned advice, I personally never wear nylon pantyhose but people who do should keep some clear nail polish around to stop ladders when they are still small.
And the one bit of advice I always follow myself:
Take a small but well laden e-reader to concerts, conferences and similar events. You never know when you are going to get stuck in a queue to the toilets, usually longer for women as we physically need to go more frequently and can’t use urinals to speed the process. I don’t deal with boredom well. E-reader apps on a mobile phone work well.
