Élisabeth Badinter

Known for

Acting

Born

March 5, 1945 (age 81)

Birthplace

Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

Biography

Élisabeth Badinter (née Bleustein-Blanchet; 5 March 1944) is a French philosopher, author and historian.

She is best known for her philosophical treatises on feminism and women's role in society. She is an advocate of liberal feminism and women migrant workers' rights in France. Badinter is described as having a commitment to Enlightenment rationalism and universalism. She advocates for a "moderate feminism". A 2010 Marianne news magazine poll named her France's "most influential intellectual", primarily on the basis of her books on women's rights and motherhood.

Badinter is the largest shareholder of Publicis Groupe, a multinational advertising and public relations company, and the chairw...