How to Reset dropdown using jQuery

Step 1: MVC Dropdown

@Html.DropDownList("Gender", new List<SelectListItem>

{

    new SelectListItem { Text = "Male", Value = "Male"},

    new SelectListItem { Text = "Female", Value = "Female"}

}, "Select Gender")

Step 2: Get selected value from Dropdown

$("#Gender option:selected").val();

Step 3: Reset Dropdown

$("#Gender").val('');

OR

$("#Gender").get(0).selectedIndex = 0;