The Impact of Climate Change on Gender Inequality in the Labour Market: A Case Study of South Africa

South Africa has been exposed to climate change and experiencing associated extreme climatic events such as droughts, floods, heat waves. These have impacted water fuel sources, habitats, human health, economic productivity. Poorer populations particularly females are more affected. The main objective of this study is therefore assess gender inequalities in employment resultant from the effects events. employs binary, ordered, multinomial logistic models analyse on employment, intensity sectors, respectively. computes temperature deviations its long-run mean variable uses Keetch–Byram Drought Index number heatwave days per year proxies for Data work African Weather Services database National Income Dynamic Survey. findings suggest that reduces probability being employed males than females, but negative female males. We while mitigations adaptation measures geared towards labour market should take priority general, when occur, support weigh females.