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This article focused on studying women and local elections from the perspective of gender equality according to Islamic law. The literature review found that the concept of women and regional elections from the perspective of gender equality according to Islamic law has an egalitarian dimension for Allah's creations without being restricted by biological differences. Islamic law emphasizes that gender equality in participating in regional elections, as one way of serving in public spaces, should be carried out responsibly by women without disregarding their natural roles as wives to their husbands or mothers to their children in the domestic sphere of the household. The opportunities for women and regional elections from the perspective of gender equality according to Islamic law are: a) the Qur'an and hadith indicate the need for gender mainstreaming within the framework of egalitarianism for both men and women, b) the country has provided normative juridical grounds through legislation, government regulations, and the like, emphasizing the need for women's access to politics, c) as well as the social and psychological cultural norms in Indonesian society, which are open and accommodating towards women's involvement in politics. The challenges for women to participate in regional elections according to Islamic law are a) the persistence of specific social communities that seek to perpetuate patriarchal culture, b) the dual role of women in the domestic sphere of the household and the public sphere, which requires proportional balance, c) and stereotypes that portray women as ideally occupying a subordinate vertical position to men. Strengthening women from the perspective of gender equality according to Islamic law can be done by a) the need for paradigm shifts in the understanding of Islamic law related to gender relations, b) the need for comprehensive and holistic gender mainstreaming from the conceptual level to practical implementation, c) and the need for support from the triadic relationship of religion, state, and customs in empowering women in local elections.

Women; regional election, elections; gender equality; Islamic Law