diff --git a/accounts/migrations/0019_user_gender.py b/accounts/migrations/0019_user_gender.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e29f8a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/accounts/migrations/0019_user_gender.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.0.8 on 2024-01-31 21:17
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('accounts', '0018_rename_department_student_program'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='user',
+            name='gender',
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, choices=[('M', 'Male'), ('F', 'Female')], max_length=1, null=True),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/accounts/models.py b/accounts/models.py
index 2b92825..cfe9692 100644
--- a/accounts/models.py
+++ b/accounts/models.py
@@ -55,11 +55,17 @@ class CustomUserManager(UserManager):
         return queryset
 
 
+GENDERS_CHOICES = (("M", "Male"), ("F", "Female"))
+
+
 class User(AbstractUser):
     is_student = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     is_lecturer = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     is_parent = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     is_dep_head = models.BooleanField(default=False)
+    gender = models.CharField(
+        max_length=1, choices=GENDERS_CHOICES, blank=True, null=True
+    )
     phone = models.CharField(max_length=60, blank=True, null=True)
     address = models.CharField(max_length=60, blank=True, null=True)
     picture = models.ImageField(