The circular economy (CE) is a well-covered framework by many scholars and practitioners globally. With the rise of plastic production and consumption, the implementation of a circular plastic economy data exchange platform within Africa which contributes to the theory of planned behaviour in testing gender similarities has become even more imperative for the management of plastics. However, academic research on gender in the circular plastic economy is limited especially in Africa which is a strong motivation for this paper. Data was collected from five African countries (Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia, Namibia, and Rwanda) to investigate the gender similarities in the circular plastic economy. The paper draws from the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to explicate the gender dimensions as mediators of circular economy intentions and behaviours. The results of the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) showed that attitudes, perceived behavioural control (PBC) and sentiments influence the action of gender towards plastic waste management. Against this backdrop, this paper presents an analysis of the effects of gender on the final action. Gender is significantly associated with action at a 1% level of significance and a coefficient of -0.0471. The results highlight the positive, significance of gender and the influential role women play within the CPE