In an interview with business magnate, philanthropist and founder of Alibaba, Jack Ma emphatically states that women form the secret to Alibaba success.

According to Ma, 47% of employees at Alibaba are women. He jokinly stated that it could even be at 51% because they acquired several companies with a strong women workforce.

33% of Management are women and 24% of Senior Managers are women. Ma proudly states that they have a woman CEO, a woman CFO, CPO and much more.

Ma further states that in order to be successful, the key is to empower people.