It is a known issue, and has been talked about somewhat in 'mainstream': [1] wired.com [2] adam ruins everything. I think it isn't talked about more because most of us don't think about anything like this until it is brought up, not to mention that it is a big, complicated issue that really needs folks educated in the right areas to work out.
[1]https://www.wired.com/2016/07/science-huge-diversity-problem... [2]https://youtu.be/FHl0nIdbiLA