This thesis examines how climate change influences the economic roles of rural women in farming communities and the ways these shifts reshape traditional gender relations in New South Wales, Australia. Using Feminist Political Ecology (FPE) as a theoretical framework, the study highlights gender as a dynamic, intersectional category shaped by age, class, and culture, emphasizing the interplay between social structures, environmental change, and women’s agency. A survey was conducted to capture the economic contributions, adaptive strategies, and lived experiences of rural women, revealing that climate pressures both reinforce and challenge traditional gender norms. The findings underscore the persistence of the “double burden” of productive and reproductive labor and the need to integrate gendered perspectives into climate adaptation policies and rural development initiatives.