Can't back this push for women deacons because it isn't for transitional deacons that can become ordained priests but just another cage for women & really only a lateral move from what women already have in our church.

Lay women & men, in some parishes, already preach, & now those people are already being pushed off the altar, I think to make room for women deacons because if you let laity do the things deacons can do, even though they are already doing those things in poor countries that can't afford deacons, then deacons will appear to be what they actually are:  Not necessary for any parish. 
Just like the permanent deacons that we have now that are men.

The perm. deaconate consists of 90% white, western, middle class, or wealthier men, globally.   This has been true for about 40 years.  This means the ministry itself supports sexism, & still will even if we ordain women to it, clericalism, racism, wealth & ethnic bias.  Just a bad ministry to continue.

Just ordain women priests!