Since the establishment of the independent Republic of Croatia, women have been struggling with the low levels of representation in top political positions. This is evidenced by the fact that in 1990 there were less than 5% of women in the then three representative bodies. Moreover, there were less than 15% of women in the last parliamentary elections. The proportion of women during this period was increasing, however, it is still below the equality threshold. Fully developed democracy should ensure that all interests, including women, are represented. As political parties select candidates for political positions, the causes of women's low representation may be sought precisely in them. An important factor in the selection of candidates is the ideology of political parties. The right-wing parties' conservative ideology most likely places fewer women on the candidate list than the liberal left-wing parties, which supports women's participation in politics. The influence of the ideology in the selection of women in Croatia is not negligible. The differences between the proportions of candidates and elected women of the right-wing and left-wing parties exist. However, the proportions of women at both are still below the equality threshold. Although the right-wing were running fewer women than the left-wing parties, from 1990 to 2016 in Croatia, both party lists mostly run a larger proportion of women that were elected.