first duty

…if you are at all actually responsible, then the immediate concern will
be striya urvi balan: to give protection to the weaker section of the
population, namely the women and the children. So in other words, it is our
first duty to give protection to the women, the weaker section, the woman
and children.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.16.21 — Hawaii, January 17, 1974