There is only one Eucharistic minister at each Mass (the officiating priest) unless a church has a lot of priests or deacons on staff.
I think you are talking about lay people, and they are called “Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion.” The priest is the “ordinary” distributor of Holy Communion.
Additionally, women are not supposed to be in the altar area......watch as Pope Benedict cleans house!
The woman "lay ministers" in my church walk right across the altar towards their various locations in the church after receiving their communion. They do it all the time.
Keep on believing what you want. If anything the Catholic church will become more welcoming to woman. This is 2012 after all.