I'm feeling slightly bruised and sensitive after my Mum's departure (soooo good to have her support for a week), so am potentially taking this to heart more than I should, but: what is the point of Elizabeth Badinter?

For those lucky enough to have escaped her, Elizabeth Badinter is a French feminist currently commanding lots of attention for two very media-friendly points of view.  Firstly, her stance on the burqa/niqab and whether it should be banned in public (EB is for a ban).  Secondly, for her assertion in her most recent book that women have turned a certain type of motherhood ( breastfeeding, puree making) into a form of oppression, and her advocacy that, in order to stay a woman first and a mother second, women should strongly consider avoiding breastfeeding and make sure they get back into the workplace as soon as possible.

I am so disappointed by this.  Yet again, we women are merrily presuming to judge what's best for all other mothers and suggesting that only one type of motherhood is valid.  For me, feminism should be about ensuring that we have choices, with emphasis on the plural.  Achieving (what to me is a very limited form of) independence should not come at the cost of ignoring what is good for the junior members of society.