Giving Compass' Take:

• Al Jazeera reports on a 35-year-old Muslim woman in Myanmar named Dr. Thet Htwe, who is tackling taboos and building bridges as she gives sex education to people of all ages.

• What can we do to spread more awareness about important reproductive issues and family planning around the world? How would it impact economic empowerment and gender equity?

• Here's how teachers can empower girls through sex education in Uganda.

Adjusting her hijab and looking around the class, Dr Thet Htwe starts the day's lesson with a simple question.

"Who wants to know about the human sexual response?"

Everyone raises their hand, some sheepishly giggling.

In a country where there's still a debate over the proper word to use for "vagina" and simply talking about sex is considered taboo, Dr Htwe is breaking down barriers.

The 35-year-old Muslim woman is one of the country's leading teachers of sexual education, traveling around the country to provide classes lasting from one day to one week on subjects from arousal to menstruation, and sexual orientation.

A family doctor by training, Htwe has been teaching sexual education under her organization, Strong Flowers, since 2016.

In Myanmar, like many countries in Southeast Asia, sex education is not something that's taught at school so Htwe teaches people of all ages — from teenagers to people in their 60s — and is often hired by companies to run classes for their staff.

Read the full article about the Muslim woman breaking barriers in sex education in Myanmar by Victoria Milko at aljazeera.com.