Carol A. Bartz steps down from CEO position at Autodesk

Change in Chief Executive Suite at Software Services Company: Carol Bartz held the position as CEO of Autodesk for 14 years, and has announced that she's stepping down, handing over the reins to Carl Bass, currently COO. The number of women helming technology companies is dropping rapidly with her and Carly Fiorina's departure in the past year. Meg Whitman of eBay and Anne Mulcahy of Xerox remain in their posts, hopefully for a long time.