Monica Hesse - The Washington Post

Monica Hesse

Washington, D.C.

Education: Bryn Mawr College, B.A. in English; Johns Hopkins University, M.A. in Nonfiction writing

Monica Hesse is a columnist for The Washington Post's Style section, who frequently writes about gender and its impact on society. In 2022 she was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in the field of commentary. She's the author of several novels, most recently, "They Went Left."
Latest from Monica Hesse

The sisterhood of the Express pants

Express has filed for bankruptcy. Don’t pretend you never shopped there.

April 27, 2024
The clothing retailer “Express” has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy.

The debate about Sonia Sotomayor is not about sexism. It’s more dire.

Some want the Supreme Court justice to retire so that President Biden can name a replacement before ... before what happens, exactly?

April 24, 2024
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor talks at an event at George Washington University in March.

What the ‘tradwife’ trend says about modern life

Why some young women are spurning feminism and embracing the “tradwife” lifestyle.

April 18, 2024

What the 'tradwife' trend says about modern life

Some women are retreating to stereotypical, retro gender roles that embrace the patriarchy. Known as “tradwives,” they are all over TikTok. We discuss how this trend exposes a continued struggle over equality for men and women in modern society.

April 17, 2024

Nicole Brown Simpson’s cries for help are still hard to hear

O.J. Simpson’s ex-wife was hardly silent about how scary her life had become in the years, months and days leading up to her death.

April 13, 2024
O.J. Simpson and Nicole Brown Simpson.

Meet the ‘pursuer of nubile young females’ who helped pass Arizona’s 1864 abortion law

The Arizona Supreme Court has decided the law is still relevant. So let’s talk about the guy who led the body that passed it.

April 10, 2024

Tradwives, stay-at-home girlfriends and the dream of feminine leisure

Some young women see patriarchy as a solution, not a problem. What in “The Feminine Mystique” is going on here?

April 10, 2024

Kate Middleton gave us her health news. Are we happy now?

This was a parable about boundaries: What the royals owe us, and what we owe them

March 22, 2024
Catherine, Princess of Wales smiles as she joined Prince William at an event last summer.

Why is the royal family so bad at this?

Without the queen, they can’t seem to get a grip on their image.

March 20, 2024

After Kavanaugh: Christine Blasey Ford tells the rest of her story

In her memoir, “One Way Back,” Blasey Ford details the chaos that ensued after she accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her.

March 13, 2024
Christine Blasey Ford swears in at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Sept. 27, 2018, on Capitol Hill.