2025, Vol. 7, Special Issue 11, Part A

Author(s): Chikkaraju C

Abstract: Workplace inequality has emerged as a critical sociological issue with profound implications for employee mental health. This paper examines how structural disparities—such as gender, race, class, and employment status—shape workers’ psychological well-being within contemporary organizations. Drawing on sociological theories of power, social stratification, and labour processes, the analysis explores how unequal access to resources, decision-making authority, and workplace support contributes to differential levels of stress, burnout, and mental distress. The study also highlights the role of organizational culture in legitimizing or challenging these inequalities, emphasizing how everyday interactions, implicit biases, and institutional practices reinforce unequal mental health outcomes. Through a review of current research and qualitative case studies, the paper argues that mental health at work cannot be understood solely as an individual concern but must be seen as a product of broader social structures. The findings underscore the need for organizational and policy-level interventions that address systemic inequities as a pathway to improving worker well-being.

DOI: 10.22271/multi.2025.v7.i11a.852

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