Dexter woman profiled in '20/20' episode

SIKESTON, Mo. � Many Sikeston residents remember seeing ABC News� Diane Sawyer and her film crew in town in January.

On Friday, Sawyer�s visit to the area was featured in a �special report� that aired at 9 p.m. on ABC�s �20/20.�

In a promotion of the episode posted on ABC News� website, Sawyer said in the episode, �My Reality: A Hidden America,� she asked women to share their experiences with sexual harassment or abuse while on the job. She said she received responses from all over the country.

�From truck drivers to waitresses to hotel room attendants, these women shared their stories of facing horrible situations at work, offered advice to others and discussed what they see as solutions to ending sexual harassment,� Sawyer said in the promo.

Pam Norman of Dexter, Missouri, is one of the few women who delivers packages for a local delivery company from a FedEx Ground facility in Sikeston.

�She says that for years, she was ridiculed and bullied by her supervisor who she says tried to drive her out of the mostly-male workplace. She spoke to �20/20� about why she finally chose to speak up,� Sawyer said.

In 2016, Norman filed a complaint with the Missouri Commission on Human Rights and then with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, according to ABC News. After a recent ruling, her federal harassment claims are moving forward. Norman is asking for monetary damages, but she said most of all, she wants a promise to create an environment where a woman can work with dignity, according to Sawyer.

�I�ve worked hard, and I deserve not to be treated like that,� Norman told Sawyer. �I�m going to tough it out. I went this far and I�m not going to turn back.�

Sawyer also talked to a female truck driver, waitress, hotel housekeeper, bartender and domestic worker from New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Washington, among other places, according to ABC News.

Norman is represented by the Clubb Law Firm in Cape Girardeau.

The episode may be viewed online at tinyurl.com/y952sw5z.