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S&W EZ is SIGNIFICANTLY EASIER to rack slide than G43. I owned both and my grandma with arthritis can rack the EZ and not the G43. I would go as far as to say that S&W EZ is as easy to rack as some .22lr guns. I hope this helps!

The M&P EZ is a low profile hammer fired gun, and requires much less spring compression to rack the slide, the glock43 is striker fired and will have a similar pull weight to the standard shield, some companies sell lighter weight recoil springs, which make it easier to rack the slide , but I couldn't find any for the G43.
Training technique, and practice with dummy rounds can make racking a slide much easier l, and in general the 43, and 43x are considered good carry pieces for women,
Good review here
youtube.com/watch?v=M8BFUdXhurk