Problems in Increasing Women's Representation in Legislative Institutions: Challenges and Opportunities in the Indonesian Context

In a country with a patriarchal system like Indonesia, opportunities for women to enter politics are limited because they are influenced by society's perception of the division of roles between men and women, which tends to be biased. After all, it limits women's space to household matters. The existence of these inhumane claims has deadened the character, creativity, and freedom of women on the political stage. This paper tries to raise the issue of women's representation in the political scene, which still occurs today, and it is related to how problems occur in the Indonesian context. The method used in this paper uses normative legal research by taking an inventory of laws and regulations, government policies, and other references related to women's representation issues, especially in the political field. According to the study's findings, there is a pressing need to keep raising the proportion of women serving in Indonesia's legislative branches because it is clear that all political objectives and priorities must be adjusted and rearranged. To guarantee that women have a minimum number of seats in the legislative body, a quota system of 30% women's representation has been adopted.