Over time women increasingly enter the job market, but gender inequalities and discrimination persist, even in developed or developing regions. Discrimination ends up affecting women's lives through occupations and income, leaving them in conditions of social and economic vulnerability. In regions facing climate, inequalities are significant and cash transfer programs are important in reducing poverty, especially in female-headed households. In Brazil, the region that most suffers from climate vulnerability is the Northeast, characterized by the semiarid climate, and in this region is the Seridó Potiguar - located in the state of Rio Grande do Norte / RN - area of analysis of this dissertation. Considering these factors, this study aimed to analyze gender disparities in the region's job market, as well as the source and value of income of residents of Seridó Potiguar. Descriptive analyzes were performed, having as main data source the survey conducted from January 31, 2017 to February 23 of the same year, in urban households of seventeen counties of Seridó Potiguar, totaling 1,064 visits. Through the results, it was found that the Seridó Potiguar region follows the same structure of occupations and income as the rest of the country, in which women are inserted in less valued occupations and receive lower salaries. A very significant difference between men and women, which exceeds the national average, was identified in the accessibility to the job market, as only 39% of women over 14 were employed in the reference week, while among men this percentage was 63%. Consequently, almost 50% of women are more socially vulnerable and are dependent on care programs, especially the Programa Bolsa Familia (BFP). Regarding income from work, although there is superiority of male over female income, this difference is smaller in Seridó Potiguar when compared to the national average, as such differences are higher the higher the education level and the better the positions held. In this region, men remain in occupations linked to the productive environment and women in activities in the reproductive environment. Therefore, the results of this dissertation confirm the hypothesis that in the context of low economic, social development and climate vulnerability, such as drought, income discrepancies, occupations and formalization between men and women are significant.