Frances WeetmanI sometimes refer to economics as a woman. To me the subject was always a she. People would ask me why. Easy. She's obviously a woman: all the men are trying to do her, and mostly they're failing.
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What he means by this quote is that most people try to make money, but most of the time they fail. He is saying that in most cases it is women who are better at making money than men. The reason for this is that men usually don't want to understand the important things about making money. They need to be told what to do and how to do it in order for them to be successful.
Women on the other hand, are more proactive when it comes to making money. They think about how their lives will be better after they have made money, which makes them more likely to act in a way that will lead them towards success.
Source: Whose Model Is It Anyway?: Why Economists Need To Face Up To Reality
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