摘要
Indonesia government has placed politically the chance for women to participate in political field because the women representation is still low if it is compared with men locally and nationally. Meanwhile, the involvement of women in politics becomes one of indicators to determine Gender Empowerment Measurement （GEM）. West Sumatra which is well-known as Bundo Kanduang provides important position for women in making decision, either in custom, nagari, communal society. The aim of the study is to describe women participation in politics. It is also to identify some factors which influence the women representation in legislative level. Qualitative research was used in this study where the data taken from interview, documentation, and observation. 24 candidate of legislative in 2014 were involved in this study. The finding of the study showed that there was only 7.38% women got the position in legislative. The women participation is lower than 2009. The other finding described some factors that influenced the women involvement in parliament. It was caused by： （1） there is a stereotype of society that politics is for men only; （2） the process of selection in politic still subordinate women; （3） lack of publication support in parliament; （4） there is no organization, group and networking which not commit to support women in parliament; （5） there is no good support from family to involved in polities. It is suggested that the government should improve the women representation in legislative.
