Welcome to the third and final part of my solitude series: a deep dive into how our modern world has pushed us to spend more time on our own. 

While this series has looked at men and dating, I’m now turning my steely gaze to women. So far I’ve painted a gloomy picture of what solitude is doing to us, but in this last chapter, there is surprisingly, a rosier note. That’s because women appear to be the biggest beneficiaries of this shift to more me time. 

So in this week’s Brink, I’m exploring how women are increasingly embracing solitude, but not in the same way men are.