&gt; It&#x27;s simply an established fact that women on average are more nurturing and empathetic, and those are qualities one should seek when one needs help.<p>I&#x27;d argue that most non-developmentally delayed adults are fully equipped to assist a lost or scared child.<p>This might come as a shock to modern society but men are fathers, grandpas, brothers, and uncles to little kids. They know how to interact with them.<p>All you&#x27;re doing is repeating common gender tropes. There are plenty of women that are about as nurturing as a potato, and plenty of men that are extremely nurturing and comforting. But ultimately that is completely besides the point as we&#x27;re talking about someone who has to take a little kid&#x27;s hand and bring them to customer services&#x2F;store security, we aren&#x27;t asking them to adopt the child.