Gender Equality in Indonesian Politics: Case Study in Regional House of Representatives of Manado City

lopment Goals (SDGs). Gender equality is a human right, and is vital for a peaceful, prosperous world. In Indonesia context, gender equality is one of the government policy on the involvement of women in the politics. This study aims to analyze gender equality in Indonesian politics with case study in the Regional House of Representatives in Manado City. This research will focus on how the women members of the Regional House of Representatives in Manado City in the periods of 2014-2019 take a role and responsibility to address the aspiration from society. This study uses qualitative research methods by collecting data through in-depth interviews. The results showed that women legislative candidates in the Manado city does not get an obstacle to involved in the local politics, this is because the people of Manado City adhere to an egalitarian culture. However, the number of women's representation are still considered unable to represent the interests and aspirations of the women's community. This inability can be seen in the inadequacy to carry out legislative functions. Meanwhile, Manado City received the highest number of domestic violence cases in North Sulawesi province in 2017-2019, but it did not get the attention of women legislators to be realized in the form of regional regulations so that the 30 percent representation that the government has attempted is still not optimalized in terms of quality. This research concludes that there is a need for synchronization between the quota given to women in the composition of members of the legislature with the capability of women members of the legislature in decision-making process and drafting legislation products to address the issues from societ