Élisabeth Badinter
Élisabeth Badinter | |
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Badinter in 2025 | |
| Born | Élisabeth Bleustein-Blanchet 5 March 1944 Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
| Education | École alsacienne |
| Alma mater | Sorbonne |
| Occupation(s) | Author, philosopher, historian, professor |
| Known for | Literary works in humanities and women's history |
| Board member of | Publicis |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Sophie Vaillant and Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet |
Élisabeth Badinter (née Bleustein-Blanchet; born 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 chairwoman of its supervisory board. She received these shares in an inheritance from her father, Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, who founded the company. According to Forbes, she is one of the wealthiest French citizens with a net worth of US$1.8 billion in 2012.