From personal experience I know that there is a generational transition taking place between my parents/grandparents' generation and mine. Also, as an immigrant, I know that gender roles change immensely when we move to the United States, which may have a lot to do with my view of feminism. Even though my mother worked with my father most of her life, they always had a traditional outlook. This was especially true when we lived in Mexico, as my father worked in the United States and sent us money every month. They definitely had the male bread winner mentality while my mother took care of us mostly. However, when we moved, everything changed. The need for more income increased and my mother was also forced to leave home and get a full-time job. This changed gender roles in a way that nothing else really could. My siblings and I, as well as my father, had to start helping with household chores such as cooking and cleaning, which was mostly my mother's job before. The power dynamic also changed significantly, my mother had more power in economic decisions and didn't have to rely on my father or anyone else for money. During this change, my brothers and I, who until then had grown up with a traditional approach, were able to see a more modern approach. A new idea of ​​family began to seep into my mind, where men weren't the only ones responsible for bringing in money and women weren't just meant to stay at home. This was something difficult to process when most of your cultural background has the traditional approach drilled into your mind. Having lived through this experience, and assuming that some research participants have had similar experiences, I would say that it is easy to see the benefits of equal power and not want to go back to the traditional approach. Hence the conclusion that marianismo and machismo led