The argument on feminism between Dr Jackie Blue and Paul Henry continued on air on Thursday morning.

Controversial broadcaster Paul Henry has been confronted live on air over his views on feminism.

The Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner Dr Jackie Blue fronted Henry on Thursday in a followup to her open letter to Henry on Wednesday saying his attitude towards feminism was wrong.

"I took umbrage at your comments on Hillary [Clinton] and Helen [Clark] quite frankly," Blue said on the show.

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Clinton is vying to be the first female president of the United States, and Clark is campaigning to be the secretary-general of the United Nations, and Henry said in an earlier interview that Clinton and Clark shouldn't campaign on their gender, but on their ability to lead.

Blue said on Henry's show that being a woman was a point of difference worth stating.

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"Women are notorious for not backing themselves for promotion, that's a well known fact and I'm delighted they've [Clinton and Clark] come out doing just that," she said.

"They should be very proud of the fact they have amazing credentials and they are women."

Henry disagreed.

"You shouldn't be proud of being a woman just like you shouldn't be proud of being a man. I'm not proud to be a man - I was just born a man, it just bloody happened," he said.

"They should be proud of being capable.

"It does nothing at all for feminism if Clinton becomes president because she's a woman."

He cited Barack Obama as an analogy.

"Obama didn't get the job of president because he was black, he got it in spite of being black. A black man was the best person for the job. Now that does a huge amount for race relations, much more than if someone said give it to him, he's black."

Despite their disagreement, Henry and Blue agreed Clinton and Clark were the best candidates for their respective opportunities.

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