This research aims to identify the influence of woman leadership on improving the traditional man-dominated scientific-political communication towards positive COVID-19-driven public health interventions. Across Canada, dual-gendered leadership (women chief medical officers and men prime minister/premiers) at both federal and provincial levels illustrated a positive approach to “flatten the curve” during the first and second waves of COVID-19. With the four provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, Atlantic Canada formed the “Atlantic Bubble”, which has become a great example domestically and internationally of successfully mitigating the pandemic while maintaining societal operation. Three provinces have benefitted from this complementary dual-gendered leadership. This case study utilized a scoping media coverage review approach, quantitatively examining how gender-inclusive scientific-political cooperation supported effective provincial responses in Atlantic Canada during the first two waves of COVID-19. This case study discovers that (1) at the provincial government level, woman leadership of mitigation, advocating, and coordination encouraged provincial authorities to adapt science-based interventions and deliver consistent and supportive public health information to the general public; and (2) at the community level, this dual-gendered leadership advanced community cohesion toward managing the community-based spread of COVID-19. Future studies may apply a longitudinal, retrospective approach with Canada-wide or cross-national comparison to further evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of dual-gendered leadership.
【저자키워드】 Public health interventions, media coverage, COVID-19 emergency responses, dual-gendered leadership, women chief medical officers, men prime minister and premiers, Atlantic Canada, scientific-political communication, 【초록키워드】 COVID-19, public health, pandemic, media, Intervention, Coverage, response, Research, Community, second wave, women, Canada, information, retrospective, complementary, Government, positive, island, Future, men, approach, effective, spread of COVID-19, Prince, identify, evaluate, example, supported, New, Edward, Nova, 【제목키워드】 COVID-19, communication, response, Public, Supporting,