CEDAW/C/PHL/CO/7-8 32. The Committee recommends that the State party continue its efforts to achieve equal representation of women and men in political and public life. It recommends, in particular, that the State party: (a) Expedite the adoption of statutory quotas for the representation of women on lists of candidates fielded by political parties for congressional elections, with measurable benchmarks; (b) Ensure diversity in the representation of women in legislative, administrative and judicial bodies, including Muslim women, indigenous women and women with disabilities; (c) Adopt regional and local action plans in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to implement the national action plan on women and peace and security, and ensure the full participation of Muslim and indigenous women in political and public life at all levels in the Region. Education 33. The Committee commends the State party on having achieved Millennium Development Goal 2 on universal access to primary education and a higher literacy rate for girls than boys in both basic and functional literacy, and on having integrated sexual and reproductive health education into primary, secondary and higher education. However, the Committee is concerned about: (a) The lower number of girls enrolled in pre-primary and primary education compared with boys and the lack of information on girls out of school; (b) Gender segregation in higher education, with low enrolment of women and girls in non-traditional fields of study such as science, technology, engineering, mathematics and agriculture; (c) The high incidence of sexual violence and sexual harassment against girls in schools; (d) The lack of operational guidelines and training for teachers on delivering age-appropriate education on sexual and reproductive health and rights. 34. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Promote the enrolment of girls in pre-primary and primary education; (b) Analyse and address obstacles faced by girls who are not enrolled in or who have dropped out of school, as a part of efforts to ensure that all girls and boys complete primary and secondary education, including through the use of temporary special measures for those belonging to minority communities; (c) Enhance its efforts to overcome gender segregation in higher education, with a view to increasing women’s enrolment in non-traditional fields of study such as science, technology, engineering, mathematics and agriculture; (d) Effectively investigate and prosecute cases of sexual violence and harassment against girls in schools and adequately punish perpetrators, and 16-12874 9/16