Evaluasi Keterwakilan Perempuan dalam Legislatif di Kota Serang

Abstract

Women’s representation in politics remains an important issue in achieving inclusive and gender-responsive democracy, particularly at the local government level. Although affirmative policies regarding the 30 percent quota for female legislative candidates have been implemented, women’s political representation in the Serang City Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) remains relatively low. This study aims to evaluate women’s representation in the legislature of Serang City using the CIPP evaluation model developed by Stufflebeam, which consists of context, input, process, and product dimensions. The study employed a descriptive qualitative approach with data collection techniques through interviews, observations, and documentation studies. The findings indicate that women’s representation in the DPRD of Serang City has not yet reached substantive representation. Several obstacles were identified, including patriarchal culture, limited political party support, inadequate political cadre development, limited financial and political resources, and the implementation of affirmative policies that tend to focus on administrative fulfillment rather than substantive political participation. In the 2024–2029 period, only 4 out of 45 DPRD members are women, accounting for approximately 8.9 percent of total seats. Nevertheless, the presence of women legislators has contributed to increasing gender awareness and encouraging more gender-responsive public policy discussions, especially regarding women and children protection, education, health, and family welfare. Therefore, stronger institutional support, sustainable political education, and inclusive political culture are needed to strengthen substantive women’s representation in local politics