I had the support of others but not because I was a woman, rather because I desired knowledge, I was open to learning, talking, committed to myself and to others. I didn’t seek the company of  those who wanted to indulge me, but of those who were able to think and see far ahead, beyond their own pocket and their own lives.
And so it was widely appreciated by society that the Bundesbank interpreted its mandate as meaning that it should maintain price stability. The oil crises of the 1970s and 80s were further events that shaped central banking. It was during this time that the merits of politically independent central banks like the Bundesbank and the Swiss National Bank came into sharp focus.