The objective of this article is to present the evolution of the concept `work' in Argentine social policy from Ellas Hacen, which encouraged the creation of cooperatives of working women to achieve their economic autonomy, to its unification in the Hacemos Futuro Juntas policy, which urged personal development. To carry out this analysis, it was necessary to review the government efforts of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (2017-2019) and of Mauricio Macri (2019-2020). Thus, the way in which this policy was (re) defining the concept work from a purported gender perspective was problematized, since in its evolution, in its design and practice, the policy omitted problems related to it. In this sense, it was necessary to articulate the perspective of gender studies with public policies. It is in this aspect that the importance of this paper is manifested, since it exposes how the State exempts the singularities of women in this type of policies, which would contribute to deepen inequalities between genders.