Chang Fu-mei is particularly concerned for disadvantaged groups and individuals, yet she herself comes from a well-to-do background. A member of a family which includes several physicians, she has always made easy work of studies and career. The first student from Chiayi Girl's High School to obtain guaranteed admission to National Taiwan University, she holds a Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.)
對弱勢團體、個人，張富美特別關懷，她自己則得天獨厚，成長在多醫生的家庭，求學、工作歷程一路平順，是嘉義女中第一位被保送台大的學生，之後出國念書，取得哈佛大學法律博士學位。