What is a good English tranlation for the German saying "Selbst ist die Frau"?

Question

I know what it means, but is there a catchy English saying?

Answer 1

i found this

"self-reliance is the name of the game"

or "there's nothing like doing it yourself"

on dict.leo.org

it sound not too bad to me..

Answer 2

most literal translation is "Even is the woman."

I normally have seen it used in situations where women are doing something that traditionally a man would be doing and they are doing it just as well or better.

Answer 3

Sorry, Amber is wrong and Sonne is 80% right.

"Self-reliance is the name of the game" hits the goal, but there are 2 different sayings in Germany: a) Selbst ist der Mann   b) Selbst ist die Frau.   (Mann = man, Frau = woman)

"Selbst ist die Frau" is just a result from "Selbst ist der Mann", which originally was an advertisement campeign in the early 20ies in Germany.

Answer 4

Selfmade women

Answer 5

She can hold her own.

Not kidding... that's it.

She can hold her own is used as a phrase to say exactly that... Selbst ist die Frau.

Answer 6

Im from Germany and that is a German saying...

okay it mean like "the woman can do all on herself" so she needs nobody and can do everything...