Women's Political Participation in Indonesia's Reform Era: Local Government Perspective

Women's political participation is defined as the actual and equal involvement in the implementation of various government activities, whether through election or appointment. Various studies have shown that the quantity and quality of active involvement of women in public life is essential. The study aimed for increase in women's participation has been correlated with economic growth, cohesion and sustainable conflict resolution. Having said that, the phenomenon in Indonesia shows that women's political participation is still considered low amidst the nation's transition towards democracy era. How this problem can be explained? This study will specifically discuss a variety of phenomena related to women's political participation and its problems and challenges. Instead of using national perspective, this paper will use local perspective in order to gain different information and results.