Reference for Kiddushin 60:17
א"כ מה ת"ל איש איש סיפק בידו לעשות אשה אין סיפק בידה לעשות מפני שרשות אחרים עליה אמר רב אידי בר אבין אמר רב נתגרשה שניהם שוים
If so, why state man? A man possesses the means to fulfil this, but a woman has no means of fulfilling this, because she is under the authority of others.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Viz., her husband, who may render it impossible for her to shew due reverence to her parents.');"><sup>34</sup></span> R'Idi B'Abin said in Rab's name: If she is divorced, both are equal.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The duty rests upon her just as much as upon her brother.');"><sup>35</sup></span>
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