That's a point worth thinking about, except... it doesn't apply in this case, because deacons are not pastors.
However, it may apply in this sense, that the Sacrament of Holy Orders (by which men are ordained) has always been reserved for men (males, viri). The diaconate emphasizes the "servant" aspect of Holy Orders, and this may be an aspect particularly suited to the spiritual perfecting of males.
“That’s a point worth thinking about, except... it doesn’t apply in this case, because deacons are not pastors.”
And in the New Testament has reference to them
https://www.gty.org/resources/bible-qna/BQ060713/was-phoebe-a-deaconess
https://www.openbible.info/topics/deaconess.
Am decon is not the same as an elder or pastor