[1][2] Competition results announced on 10 November 1971 revealed that sculptor Tamer Başoğlu and architect Erkal Güngören won the contest.

[15] The Respect for Women Museum, which was created on an area of 110 m2 (1,200 sq ft) under the monument, was opened to visitors on 3 November 2018.

[20][21][22] The monument consists of seven concrete pillars that come out of the ground curvilinearly and rise upright after passing through the bronze belt.

[1][4][23] The pillars, originally planned to be six with reference to the fundamental principles of Kemalism, were brought to seven after the objection of Osman Kibar, the Mayor of İzmir of the Justice Party.

[1] The bronze belt features the reliefs of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Zübeyde Hanım, and Turkish women.