Why do some men automatically assume you're a special needs case just because you're female?

Unfortunately, enough women still play the “damsel in distress” role around men to make it problematic. And I’m not talking about women [b]my[/b] age, but [b]young[/b] women. A couple of young girls here have even expressed the opinion that we older feminists “ruined” things for them. They were under the impression that men are “supposed” to take care of women.