Chivalry is bravery, heroism and respect for your fellow man! It therefore applies to treating women with respect!

Knights Code of Chivalry
A knight was expected to have not only the strength and skills to face combat in the violent Middle Ages but was also expected to temper this aggressive side of a knight with a chivalrous side to his nature. There was not an authentic Knights Code of Chivalry as such - it was a moral system which went beyond rules of combat and introduced the concept of Chivalrous conduct - qualities idealized by knighthood, such as bravery, courtesy, honor, and...

Knights Code of Chivalry
A knight was expected to have not only the strength and skills to face combat in the violent Middle Ages but was also expected to temper this aggressive side of a knight with a chivalrous side to his nature. There was not an authentic Knights Code of Chivalry as such - it was a moral system which went beyond rules of combat and introduced the concept of Chivalrous conduct - qualities idealized by knighthood, such as bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry toward women.

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To fear God and maintain His Church
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To serve the liege lord in valour and faith
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To protect the weak and defenceless
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To give succour to widows and orphans
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To refrain from the wanton giving of offence
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To live by honour and for glory
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To despise pecuniary reward
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To fight for the welfare of all
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To obey those placed in authority
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To guard the honour of fellow knights
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To eschew unfairness, meanness and deceit
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To keep faith
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At all times to speak the truth
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To persevere to the end in any enterprise begun
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To respect the honour of women
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Never to refuse a challenge from an equal
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Never to turn the back upon a foe

Of the seventeen entries in the Knights Codes of Chivalry, according to the Song of Roland, at least 12 relate to acts of chivalry as opposed to combat.