"Adam and Abram both 'listened to the voice of' their wives(Gen. 3:17; 16:2).  

What is more, in both cases the woman 'took' and 'gave' to her husband(Gen. 3:6; 16:3).

There was an inversion of the proper spiritual leadership structure in the home, 

and the result in each case was disaster.

Adam and Abram both abdicated their God-given role of spiritual headship, 

and instead of leading their wives toward the path of obedience to God, 

they followed their wives away from obedience."

(Iain M. Duguid, "Living in the Gap between Promise and Reality")