You know the answer buddy

Anything we can. Bad men, bad women, nature, the same things we should be trying to protect everyone from.

Bears (that almost always are in the shape of a man)

Other shtty humans. Notice how gender wasnt in my answer?

Well normally you protect against anything that can be a threat. Whether thats unknown people, or wild animals. Youd also be protecting your community and group not just the women. And we may have collectively advanced further but threats will always remain somewhere somehow

Please digress - what about this post has triggered you because I'm legitimately confused.

I wonder 😃

Nature the answer is nature

Anything bad