TIMORESE WOMENS PARTICIPATION IN POLITICAL LIFE 2018-2023

Womens participationin political life as an experience. In the two decades of self-determination, the era of national development is very important to raise Timorese potential women in the political field to contribute to national development. This research used several theories such asInternational Organization Theory, Feminism Theory, Gender Equality Theory, Participation Theory, Political Participation and Political Science Theory. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative method, first and secondary sources of data and techniques of data collection are done through interviews of potential women from CNRT party, Fronte-Mudanca party, head of Bemori-Dili village, and the data is also collected from documents, books, websites, the internet, news and newspapers on Timorese women in politics. The findings of this research show that womens participation in political life in Timor-Leste has started based on their participation invillage leadership, political party structures and members of the national parliament.Gender equality continuesto be promoted by various entities to raise womens involvement in all aspects of life. This participation shows a positive act of democracy of Timorese women,however, they still lack opportunities, material conditions, including formal resources that can show the quality of women at national and international levels.