Manava Dharmashastra 9.96

9.96

prajanārthaṃ striyaḥ sṛṣṭāḥ saṃtānārthaṃ ca mānavaḥ
tasmāt sādhāraṇo dharmaḥ śrutau patnyā sahoditaḥ //

To be mothers were women created, and to be fathers men; religious rites, therefore, are ordained in the Veda to be performed (by the husband) together with the wife.