diff --git a/backend/app/views.py b/backend/app/views.py
index 7a4c4776..f751b8a5 100644
--- a/backend/app/views.py
+++ b/backend/app/views.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 from django.shortcuts import render
 from .models import (
     Document,
+    PronounSeries,
     Gender,
     Corpus
 )
@@ -182,6 +183,23 @@ def all_genders(request):
     serializer = GenderSerializer(gender_objs, many=True)
     return Response(serializer.data)
 
+@api_view(['POST'])
+def add_gender(request):
+    """
+    API endpoint for adding a gender instance
+    """
+    attributes = request.data
+    pronoun_ids_list = attributes['pronoun_series_ids']
+
+    fields = {
+        'label': attributes['label']
+    }
+    new_gender_obj = Gender.objects.create(**fields)
+    for pronoun_id in pronoun_ids_list:
+        new_gender_obj.pronoun_series.add(pronoun_id)
+
+    serializer = GenderSerializer(new_gender_obj)
+    return Response(serializer.data)
 
 @api_view(['POST'])
 def add_corpus(request):
diff --git a/backend/config/urls.py b/backend/config/urls.py
index 014a46de..8f8aaa78 100644
--- a/backend/config/urls.py
+++ b/backend/config/urls.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     path('api/add_document', views.add_document),
     path('api/document/<int:doc_id>', views.get_document),
     path('api/all_genders', views.all_genders),
+    path('api/add_gender', views.add_gender),
     path('api/all_corpora', views.all_corpora),
     path('api/add_corpus', views.add_corpus),
     path('api/update_corpus_docs', views.update_corpus_docs),
diff --git a/frontend/components/Corpora.js b/frontend/components/Corpora.js
index 405581df..673b6a56 100644
--- a/frontend/components/Corpora.js
+++ b/frontend/components/Corpora.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ const Corpora = () => {
                 setCorporaData(corporaData => [...corporaData, data]);
                 setNewCorpusData({
                     "title": "",
-                    "description": ""
+                    "description": "",
                 });
                 setAddingCorpus(false);
             });