Mental Health and Well-Being of Women in the Workplace: A Case Study of Bangalores Garment Industry

Title

Mental Health and Well-Being of Women in the Workplace: A Case Study of Bangalores Garment Industry

Creator

Joseph, Jipson

Description

There has been a significant change in workplace dynamics over the last few decades. Women participate in all fields of the labour sector and hold key roles in numerous areas. They are qualified, skilled, and perform comparatively better than men in key positions. However, the working conditions in developing countries are not as progressive as in the developed world. It is particularly evident in the unorganised sector, such as the garment industry. Women workers are discriminated against based on gender and place of birth concerning wages, promotions, etc. They face job insecurity and financial burdens, which cause insecurities related to want, fear, and indignity. They also fail to balance workplace responsibilities and household activities as they lack support from their family members and the management. It adversely affects their mental health and well-being. From this perspective, this chapter employs the unstructured interview method to investigate the mental health and insecurities of women workers in Bangalore's garment industry. Copyright 2026, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI Global Scientific Publishing is prohibited. Use of this chapter to train generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is expressly prohibited. The publisher reserves all rights to license its use for generative AI training and machine learning model development.

Source

Impacts of International Business Policy on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment;pp.175-198

Date

01-01-2025

Publisher

IGI Global Scientific Publishing

Coverage

Joseph J., Christ University, India

Rights

Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library

Relation

ISBN: 979-833733075-4; 979-833733073-0; 979-833733074-7;

Format

online

Language

English

Type

Book chapter

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3373-3073-0.ch005

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