FWIW, as a parent of formerly little children, I *know* what it’s like to be stranded with a carriage and no easy way to get it up or down stairs.
I *always* make it a point to help people (of both genders) up and down stairs when they have little kids in a carriage. This happens quite often in the subway.
And yes, I have managed to do so without coming into contact with, let alone doing anything worse, with any of the women.
The Wolf