Women lead way in online sales

Report finds flexibility, communication skills help them succeed in growing digital sector

Women born in the 1980s and 1990s display a strong determination to launch Internet businesses and make up the main body of online entrepreneurs, a report has found.

The study by the Alibaba Group also found that 61 percent of female entrepreneurs in online businesses are between 18 and 29, and the average age is 32.6 - 15 years younger than that of other female entrepreneurs.