In popular culture, blue is often associated with boys, while pink is typically linked to girls. That’s why during baby showers, when the gender of the baby is revealed, it’s usually blue for boys and pink for girls. When we were little, this colour dichotomy was seen in the things our parents bought for us, which would either lead girls to like or hate the colour pink.

When I saw this picture of Nancy Isime in a pink blazer and an all-pink look, complete with a pink bow, I thought of how the colour was so feminine, yet she wore it to a business meeting to seal a partnership. Many women may want to wear black, grey, or brown for corporate and corporate casual events because pink may seem too loud or too feminine, or they would think they would look like a Barbie doll, and no one would take them seriously. But save for a job interview, where you need to look as neutral as possible, wearing pink is actually a good thing. It means you can take up space, shatter glass ceilings, make inventions, and make power moves while still maintaining your inherent femininity.

This is perhaps why I find the fictional character Elle Woods from the movie Legally Blonde fascinating. She went to law school and graduated top of her class while being a “girly-girly” and loving pink because, in her words, “Wait, was that hard?”