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With an effort to fortify the millennium development goal (MDGs) of gender equality and women empowerment (UNO, 2002), many legislations and policies have been formulated and implemented. It is apparent, that over the past few decades, a host of issues related to women are discussed and vigorously debated on various platforms.

In recent years, there have been calls to make scholarly articles more accessible to non-specialist audiences. Research has always helped shape the public realm, empowering people across all sectors of society to make informed decisions. Academic or topic-specific jargon can hinder the general understanding and impact of such publications, which is where Plain Language Summaries (PLS) can be very helpful.

What are Plain Language Summaries (PLS)?

1. The importance of search engines
2. What do search engines look at?
3. So what can you do to help?
   3.1 Repeat key phrases in the abstract while writing naturally
   3.2 Get the title right
   3.3 Choose your key words carefully
   3.4 Link to your article
   3.5 Summary

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