diff --git a/internewshid/hid/templates/hid/tabs/filters/gender.html b/internewshid/hid/templates/hid/tabs/filters/gender.html
index 1745e4df859d452481e27eaf828a5fcd7e1ce400..d1682e3f32cb85257e4b70bf984f6bf5a83b737a 100644
--- a/internewshid/hid/templates/hid/tabs/filters/gender.html
+++ b/internewshid/hid/templates/hid/tabs/filters/gender.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
       <select id="gender-selector" name="gender" class="form-control">
         <option value="All Genders" selected="selected">All Genders</option>
         {% for gender in gender.items %}
-          <option value="{{ gender }}">{{ gender | title }}</option>
+          <option value="{{ gender }}"{% if gender == request.GET.gender %} selected="selected"{% endif %}>{{ gender | title }}</option>
         {% endfor %}
       </select>
   </div>