Professor Lin Wan-i notes that people in this generation are less likely to think of their fathers as "the big boss" or "head of the household" because their mothers contributed to family finances. Fathers in this generation have more time to accompany their children, understand them, and be emotionally involved. Fathers are gradually shifting away from a lofty position of authority toward more level power relationships.
林萬億指出，這一代由於母親分擔了家庭的經濟壓力，父親「老大」、「一家之主」的心態較少，有更多時間和孩子接觸，更瞭解、關心子女，從高高在上的威權角色，漸漸走向平權關係。