Although regularly uttered by all five Spice Girls, the phrase “girl power” was most closely associated with Halliwell, and was often accompanied with a peace sign. In a Christmas 1996 interview with "The Spectator" magazine, Halliwell spoke of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as being an inspiration for their girl power ideology. In a 2019 interview with "Harper's Bazaar", she said, “For me, if you look it up, it means equalisation between the sexes. It means everybody, whether you’re a man, woman or something in between. Forget about labels, it’s about embracing everyone’s individuality and giving them the opportunity and gender equality and pushing that forward.”