WATCH: Sanofi Vaccines' Kashmira Prabhu on empowering women, combating disinformation

Sanofi Vaccines general manager for the Philippines Kashmira Prabhu talks about her plans for her new role, as well as ensuring a diverse workforce. BusinessSense

MANILA, Philippines – While women have made gains in representation in the workplace, discrimination may still hold them back., Sanofi Vaccines’ new general manager for the Philippines Kashmira Prabhu said it all starts with the hiring process.“When we hire, are we very clear that our hiring processes are ensuring that there is no bias during the selection? So that’s the first question,” Prabhu said.

She said companies must ensure diversity in the panel interviewing potential hires, in order to reduce, if not eliminate, unconscious biases.Prabhu is set to move from India to the Philippines for her new role. The issues she will face include vaccinePrabhu said a clear communication plan is needed to explain medical issues better. She is banking on Filipinos’ high usage of social media to help them relay the message.“It can be a boon and bane.

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