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Libertarian Feminist and Philosopher
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In the aftermath of France’s 2016 labor law reforms, known as the El Khomri law, Marie Bertier co-authored the manifesto 'Liberté, Égalité, Consentement', challenging both state-mandated gender quotas and corporate paternalism in one breath. She argued that requiring firms to appoint women to boards not only violated contractual freedom but also undermined feminist credibility by treating women as tokens rather than autonomous agents capable of negotiating power on their own terms. Her work bridges the overlooked terrain between French republican philosophy and Anglo-American libertarian thought, insisting that bodily autonomy, wage negotiation, and exit rights from institutions, from marriage to unions, are inseparable. Unlike mainstream feminists who seek regulatory redress, Bertier insists that true gender equity emerges only where coercion is stripped from every domain: education, healthcare, and even feminist organizing itself. She has testified before the French Senate’s Committee on Women’s Rights, not to demand new laws, but to oppose them.
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