Agricultural production in Africa is generally highly labor intensive with gender‐specific specialization across activities. Using panel data from Tanzania, we examine the effects of heat stress (temperature above 29°C) during the maize‐growing season on gender‐disaggregated agricultural labor use. Results show that heat stress reduces total male family labor but does not statistically affect female family labor. Households with only female adults seem to increase their labor supply under heat stress. Given these heterogeneous effects, gender‐sensitive development interventions and adaptation strategies are suggested to enhance women's adaptive capacity.

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无论如何，酷热从未使我感到困扰：坦桑尼亚对农业劳动力对气候冲击的针对性别的反应

非洲的农业生产通常是高度劳动密集型的，在各个活动中都有针对性别的专门知识。利用坦桑尼亚的面板数据，我们研究了玉米生长期的热应激（温度高于29°C）对按性别分列的农业劳动力使用的影响。结果表明，热应激减少了男性家庭劳动总量，但在统计学上没有影响女性家庭劳动。仅有女性成年的家庭似乎在高温胁迫下增加了劳动力供应。考虑到这些不同的影响，建议对性别敏感的发展干预措施和适应战略来增强妇女的适应能力。