About the series

Shrouk El-Attar has been pivotal in opening access to higher education for asylum seekers; campaigns for LGBT+ rights; has been named UNHCR (the UN Refugee Agency) Young Woman of the Year, plus was listed as one of the BBC’s 100 most influential women worldwide. Her latest initiative is the Badass Enginners series, where she hosts a number of engineers

“The world has a very specific view of what an engineer looks like and what an engineer does. But, y’all, the engineers I know are nothing like that! In this 12 part series, I introduce you to some BADASS ENGINEERS in my community, and best of all, they answer YOUR questions! BADASS ENGINEERS!”

– Shrouk El-Attar

Who are RS Components?

For over 80 years, RS Components have been providing products and solutions to engineers, making it easy for our customers to do business and saving them time and money. Today, we are a global omni-channel solutions partner for industrial customers and suppliers who are involved in designing, building or maintaining industrial equipment and facilities. We aim to offer our customers unrivalled choice of product technologies, solve problems with innovative solutions and deliver a world-class customer experience.

Grass Roots Education is the dedicated Engineering & Technology Youth Empowerment Team, who aim to develop and support students across the globe to help bridge the gap between University & the workplace. You can get in contact with us at [email protected] and check out our most recent activity here!

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