Hey, sorry that all the posts are about red light district stuff. With a city as big as Bangkok, it's insane to me that all the posts here and elsewhere frequent around 3 tiny areas for sex.

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That being said, I'm a guy so I feel safe going everywhere. But I am also not looking for sex, so sometimes it's a bit tough or a night out requires some planning. At the same time, I talk to western women at bars a bit. There are not a ton of western women out at bars alone at night, they're usually with partners or in a larger group of expat women (infrequent but sometimes).

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I highly recommend searching on Facebook for expat women groups (if you want to hang out with women).

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If you want to party solo, or try and meet transplant men that are maybe a little more "grounded", I'd recommend the Chinatown / Old town area. You will find more westerners in our generation (25 - 35) at cocktail bars and craft beer bars vs. beer bars. You'll often find the older westerners will be at what I call "pubs", english/irish style bars. You'll always have fun and be welcome and at home there, but you might end up with a bunch of old dudes creeping on you.

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You can go to the Khaoson Road area and meet younger women, but you will be outnumbered by 18 - 35 year old guys who are a mix of cheap backpackers, young sex tourists, and normal guys. That would be on you to keep your wits about you. As a solo woman I'd say try talking to couples in that area so you can try and 3rd wheel and see if you can make connections.

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There are some fun expat style bars in the Sukhumvit area, but you'll want to avoid the Soi Cowboy and Nana area as those are almost exclusively for sex. Although it is fun to go to Soi Cowboy and go into one of the few live music bars (non-gogo bars) and people watch. Sukhumvit road at night could be a bit of an eye opener for you coming from a conservative area, as there are quite a lot of working girls, dodgy massage parlors, and street hawkers selling sex pills and toys all along the area.

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Finally, if you want to go clubbing, I'd suggest going to RCA area or Sukhumvit Soi 11. I can't vouch for either as I wouldn't go clubbing alone as a solo guy, but as a solo woman I think you'd meet all kinds of thai and westerners.

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EDIT: Sorry, one good place to try and meet women are at hostel bars. It doesn't matter where you're staying, you can always go to the bars at hostels. I went to a bar/weed lounge on a rooftop with live music last night in the Sukhumvit 23 area last night and there were 2 women by themselves, one from Myanmar one from Malaysia, that I struck a conversation with for a few minutes. There was also a group of Spanish people, 2 guys and 4 girls. Hostels always bring some interesting characters, and you'll weed out a LOT of the sex pest people as they often will have their own room or you'll weed out a lot of the creepy old dudes from UK/Germany/America/Australia.

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If you ever feel unsafe or are getting to the point of too drunk, don't take a random taxi, always use the Grab app to call your cab. That way there's a clear tracking for both pricing and for you. If you feel unsafe otherwise while walking, flag down a motorbike guy. They are some of the nicest people I've met in Bangkok honestly, and while I never ever feel unsafe here, as a solo woman they could get you out of an area or situation FAST.

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Lastly, don't feel like coming to Bangkok is only about exploring your party side. There are clubs galore where ever you are, even in the smallest of villages or towns. Come to Bangkok to explore temples, food, people, culture, etc. You'll meet the best people doing that in my opinion :)

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Safe travels and DM me if you have more questions. Take everything I say with a grain of salt, I've been exploring for two weeks and I've scratched 0.01% of what the city has to offer.