One way is to address these social issues. If women weren't under chronic strain, they wouldn't be as likely to be depressed.

The tricky thing about rumination is that it feels like it's helpful, but there's no action taken, and you don't move forward to some sort of solution.

It's not about being a woman per se but about activities that women may be more likely to engage in.

The key is that your friend needs to help you sort out your thoughts and help you problem-solve and move to the next stage. Simply ruminating with a friend is not going to help.

For all practical purposes participating in it.

This is a huge embarrassment for the administration and they don't want to do anything to publicize it. It's just another example of corruption and fraud that the administration does nothing about and willingly participates in. The Bush administration had people running around lining up contracts for contractors who turned out to be people who stole millions upon millions from the taxpayer.