installed multiselect model package

requirements.txt

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ django-gravatar2==1.1.4
 django-haystack==2.3.1
 django-localflavor==1.0
 django-model-utils==2.2
+django-multiselectfield==0.1.3
 django-randomslugfield==0.3.0
 flake8==2.4.0
 mccabe==0.3

roomlist/accounts/models.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.utils.text import slugify
 # third party imports
 from autoslug import AutoSlugField
+from multiselectfield import MultiSelectField
 from allauth.socialaccount.models import SocialAccount
 # imports from your apps
 from housing.models import Room, Class
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ class Student(TimeStampedModel):
     )
 
     # selectmultiple in forms
-    gender = models.CharField(max_length=25, choices=GENDER_CHOICES, blank=True)
+    gender = MultiSelectField(max_length=25, choices=GENDER_CHOICES, blank=True)
 
     privacy = models.CharField(max_length=100, choices=PRIVACY_CHOICES, default=FLOOR)
 

roomlist/settings/settings.py

@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'analytical',
     'randomslugfield',
     'haystack',
+    'multiselectfield',
     'allauth',
     'allauth.account',
     'allauth.socialaccount',