The scandals surrounding Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales illustrate that more needs to be done to stop sexual abuse As women in politics, it is deeply disappointing to see our efforts promoting justice and equality upended by men who claim to champion “women’s safety” in public, but prey on women in private. We’re talking, of course, about the latest headlines involving former congressmen Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales — who both resigned from Congress in disgrace amid disturbing reports of sexual misconduct, including hounding women who worked for them into sexual encounters. How did we get here?  Nine years ago, we called out the pervasive culture of sexual harassment, discrimination, bullying, and abuse in politics with our # MeToo politics “We Said Enough” letter . We were angry. Genuinely, bone-deep angry — but we also believed we had reached a turning point. And in many ways, we had.…