Condition that multiplied Hermitian matrix stays Hermitian

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Suppose we are given a Hermitian matrix $E \in \mathbb{C}^{n\times n}$.

I want to find sufficient conditions on the entries of a real symmetric matrix $M$ (depending on the entries of the given matrix $E$) such that the matrix $EM$ is again Hermitian.

Is there a systematic way to determine the set of real symmetric matrices $M$ that fulfill this condition?

A necessary condition that I am already aware of is that the product of two Hermitian matrices $A,B$ is hermitian iff $AB=BA$.

I would prefer an explicit description of this set, but I am also open to suitable optimization formulation.