Female tend to ruminate in their depressed mood and amplify it
Female self-image especially the body image is more negative than males
Female face more discrimination than the males do
Puberty occurs earlier for girls than for boys and as a result girls experience a pulling up of changes and life experiences in the middle years which can increase depression.
Adolescent girls. Especially early-maturing girls like adult women are especially subjected to depression.
Noted that this gender differences may be related to biological changes coupled with puberty or to the waya girl socialize and their greater vulnerability to stress in social relationship.