“Minister” means Minister of Women’s Affairs, Gender and Community Development or any other Minister to whom the President may, from time to time, assign the administration of this Act; (2) In this Act, “systemic barrier prejudicial to gender equality” means any barrier, practice, custom, law or other impediment prejudicial to the achievement of gender equality, including equality of opportunities and outcomes, in the following spheres of activity or sectors of the society or economy— (a) accessing social services, including those relating to education, health and housing; (b) accessing resources, including land, capital and finance; (c) employment in and upward mobility within the public, private and parastatal sectors and civil society organisations, including the provision of conditions in the workplace conducive to the employment of both genders; (d) engagement in and upward mobility of members within the professions and occupations, including the provision of conditions conducive to the engagement of individuals in the professions and occupations; (e) accessing public office at the national and local level, whether elective or otherwise; (f) any other sphere or activity specified by the Commission in a notice referred to in section 6(2). PART II ZIMBABWE GENDER COMMISSION 3 Zimbabwe Gender Commission (1) Subject to this Act, a member shall hold office for such period, being not more than five years, and subject to such other terms and conditions, as the Minister shall fix on his or her appointment and shall be eligible for reappointment for not more than one term. (2) The President shall appoint— (a) one member a Chairperson from amongst the Commissioners of the Commission, after consultation with Committee on Standing Rules and Orders; (b) one member as Vice-Chairpersonfrom amongst the Commissioners of the Commission and the Vice-Chairperson shall, save where the President otherwise directs, exercise the functions and powers and perform the duties of the Chairperson during any period that the Chairperson is unable to exercise his or her functions or the office of the chairperson is vacant: Provided that the Vice-Chairperson shall be of a different gender from the Chairperson. (c) Seven members from a list of not fewer than twelve nominees submitted by the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders; (d) One member nominated from the National Council of Chiefs. 7