ABSTRACT
The Assisted Research and Extension Group Digital Girls of the Federal Institute of Southern Minas Gerais, located in Machado, has as its main objective bring girls closer to the area of technology area, encouraging entry and preventing dropouts from higher education technology courses. This reports the main actions of the project, highlighting the relevance of the Santos Dumont research call "Program to increase the participation of students from Machado Campus in competitions and the number of girls in higher education courses and the completion rate of courses related to and completion rates of computer science-related courses", as a driving force behind the study group and sharing experiences, emphasizing the importance of research and extension initiatives for female participation in the technology.