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HTML

<select  class="gender-select">
  <option value="">- Select Gender -</option>
  <option value="m">Male</option>
  <option value="f">Female</option>
</select>

JavaScript

$(document).on('change', '.gender-select', function() {
  $('.gender-select').change(function() {
    alert($(this).find("option:selected").text());
  });
});