Abstract
Since 2003, the issue of the political participation of women in Iraq and their parliamentary representation have taken a great deal. Along with the democratic transformation in Iraq, the spread of political awareness and the growing culture of citizenship, rights and public, and individual freedoms, it was necessary to do a justice to women and help them to overcome the obstacles that prevent them from exercising their civil and political rights. The issue of neglecting women's representation in parliament is no longer a natural matter. The Iraqi constitution for the year 2005 and the election law No. 16 of 2005 adopted the allocation of the quota for seats representing the participation of women in the parliament of no less than a quarter. Accordingly, it is clear how essential is the political participation of women, their fair parliamentary representation in achieving and activating democracy, Subsequently, the problem of this research is gained by explaining the impact of the women's quota system on the rates of representation of women. In the Council of Representatives (Parliament) as one of the means by the state’s endeavor to create a greater space for women’s representation in the parliament in the light of the new Iraqi draft election law.