BONUS: Diane Sawyer on 'My Reality: A Hidden America'

No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis

ABC News

Business, Careers

4.7 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2018

⏱️ 16 minutes

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In the wake of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, the legendary Diane Sawyer and her team took the next step. They spent six months reporting across the country, speaking with women and men outside of Hollywood and politics about the threats, humiliation and sexual harassment they face while on the job. From truck drivers to waitresses to housekeepers, many of these hardworking Americas fear they would be risking their livelihood by reporting an incident...so what do they do? Diane and her team were on a mission to find solutions and tell their stories. You can watch the full report tonight, April 20th on a special edition of 20/20 at 10/9c on ABC. Find out more: https://www.disneyabcpress.com/abc/pressrelease/diane-sawyer-documents-a-hidden-reality-hard-working-women-across-america-my-reality-a-hidden-america-airs-on-a-special-edition-of-2020-friday-april/ Want to be a featured NLEOTW? Know someone who should? Send your nominations to [email protected] Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review! It’s easy! Click here: http://bit.ly/2ks4f90 ABOUT REBECCA JARVIS: Rebecca Jarvis is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and the Chief Biz, Tech and Econ correspondent for ABC News. Follow Rebecca Jarvis: Instagram.com/RebeccaJarvis Twitter.com/RebeccaJarvis Facebook.com/RebeccaJarvis https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-jarvis-217ba052/ Snapchat: RebeccaJarvis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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0:00.0	I think even from the beginning all of us were saying this is so important.
0:06.8	It is volcanic.
0:08.8	It is tectonic.
0:11.7	But if we don't make it matter in the lives of everybody across the country, if we don't come up with practical solutions, will it all evaporate?
0:21.1	Welcome to a special bonus episode of No Limits.
0:25.0	You know that voice.
0:26.9	How could you not?
0:28.3	Today, I'm sitting down with the legendary Diane Sawyer.
0:32.3	She's a woman I'm constantly in awe of, an honor to call a colleague, mentor, and friend.
0:38.6	In the wake of the Me Too and Times Up movements, Diane and her team took what I consider to be a very important next step,
0:44.0	and she spent six months reporting across the country, speaking with women and men outside of
0:49.8	Hollywood in politics, waitresses, housekeepers, truck drivers, about the threats and humiliation
0:55.0	they regularly face at work. Diane and her team were also on a mission, and I think this is
1:00.0	really key to find solutions, things that could be done right now to protect working women.
1:05.1	So here's a little preview of the upcoming special report, My Reality, Hidden America,
1:10.4	which airs on a special edition of 2020
1:12.9	tonight.
1:15.7	You know, you're going to get treated the way you allow people to treat you out here.
1:19.7	I was humiliated.
1:21.1	I was too afraid to say anything.
1:24.0	We're so afraid because it was so easy for him to cut her hours.
1:27.1	I don't make any money.
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